JJ's POV

"You call that 'figured it out'? We're gonna rob the guys who just beat us senseless." Rocket yelled at Peter as we all sat in a circle on board the Ravager ship.

"You want to talk about senseless? How about trying to save us by blowing us up?" Peter yelled back at Rocket.

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

"And how on earth were they gonna turn us over when you only gave them a count of five?"

"Hey, don't look at me, I tried to stop this idiot before he 'blasted you all a big one'." I broke into their argument to tell Peter before Rocket butted in,

"We didn't have time to work out the minutiae of the plan. This is what we get for acting altruistically."

"I am Groot."

"They are ungrateful."

"What's important now is that we get the Ravagers' army to help us save Xandar." Gamora interjected before Rocket argued,

"So we can give the Stone to Yondu who's just gonna sell to somebody even worse?"

"We'll figure that part out later." Peter assured him,

"We have to stop Ronan."

"How?

"I have a plan." Peter announced determinedly.

"You've got a plan?" Rocket asked with doubt clear in his voice.

"Yes."

"I'm shocked." I exaggerated sarcastically, making everyone look at me with half-lidded gazes.

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

"No, I'm not. 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."

"I have part of a plan!"

"What percentage of a plan do you have?"

"You don't get to ask questions after the nonsense you pulled on Knowhere."

"I just saved Quill."

"We've already established that you destroying the ship that I'm on is not saving me."

"When did we establish it?"

"Like three seconds ago!"

"I wasn't listening. I was thinking of something else."

"Nope, she's right. You don't get an opinion."

"What percentage?"

"I don't know. Twelve percent."

"Twelve percent HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" Rocket started to "laugh" hysterically, but even I could tell it was fake.

"That's a fake laugh." Quill told him unamused.

"It's real!"

"Totally fake."

"That is the most real, authentic, hysterical laugh of my entire life - because that is not a plan."

"It's barely a concept."

"You're taking their side?"

"I am Groot."

"So what, it's better than 11%? What the hell does that have to do with anything?"

"Thank you, Groot. Thank you. See? Groot's the only one of you who has a clue." Peter's words were cut off as we all watched Groot chew off a leaf that was growing on his shoulder and Rocket and I sighed and put a hand to my forehead in exasperation.

"Guys. Come on. Yondu is gonna be here in two seconds. He expects to hear this big plan of ours. I need your help." Quill paused before starting solemnly, "Look around at us. You know what I see? Losers..." We all looked at Quill, slightly insulted before he quickly added, "I mean, like, folks who have lost stuff. And we have. Man, we have. All of us. Our homes, our families, normal lives. And, usually, life takes more than it gives. But not today. Today, it's given us something. It has given us a chance."

"To do what?" Drax questioned depressed.

"To give a krutack. For once. Not run away. I, for one, am not gonna stand by and watch as Ronan wipes out billions of innocent lives."

"But, Quill, stopping Ronan, it's impossible. You're asking us to die."

"Yeah, I guess I am."

"Quill. I have lived most my life surrounded by my enemies. I will be grateful to die among my friends." Gamora stood up and announced valiantly.

"You are an honorable man, Quill. I will fight beside you. And in the end, I will see my wife and daughter again."

"For as long as I can remember, I've been running and hiding, but no more, I'm with you Quill, you just better hope we pull this off." I stood up and punched my fists together for emphasis, making a bright pop of light come out for a split second before it vanished.

"I am Groot." Groot stood up and we both looked over to Rocket who sighed out loud before looking wistful and saying,

"What the hell. I don't got that long a lifespan, anyway." He stood up on the box he was sitting on, put his arms out to gesture to all of us, now standing in a circle, and announcing, "Now I'm standing. Y'all happy? We're all standing up now. Bunch of jackasses, standing in a circle."

Everyone left to prepare for the battle by putting on some red Ravager uniforms and to check to make sure their weapons were ready. I was pulling on a jacket with the Ravager symbol on it over my regular outfit when I heard a knock on the door frame and I turned around to see Rocket and Groot at the doorway.

"Ya ready kid?" I nodded in response and touched my hand to a lamp that was in the room and siphoned some of its energy to use, making some sparks go off in my hands to show that I was ready for battle.

"Alright then, let's go. You're going with Groot." They started to leave the room when I asked,

"Rocket?"

"Yeah?" He turned back to me and Groot stayed just outside of the doorway looking back at me. I hesitated a bit before asking,

"What's gonna happen if we fail?"

"I don't know kid, but we gotta give it all we got."

There was a pause before Rocket climbed up onto Groot's shoulder and reached down to ruffle my hair to fall into my face before he chuckled,

"Alright alright enough with the sentimental crap, come on, we got a power maniac to depower."

Time Skip to flying into the Dark Aster with Gamora, Peter, Drax, Groot, and JJ

We managed to crash our ship into the Dark Aster as planned and were getting off into the dark place when Gamora told us out of the blue,

"This is a terrible plan."

"Hey, you're the one who said you wanted to die among friends." Quill made his point and I looked over to her, trying to give her a knowing side nod when I noticed that the dark was too dark to see much of anything.

"I can barely see." I heard Drax say and I was about to light up my hands, but Groot gently placed a hand on my shoulder to stop me before he held out his other hand and released glowing seeds that rose to the air and lit up the area.

"When did you learn to do that?"

"Pretty sure the answer is 'I am Groot.'" Peter answered for me seeing as I was about to translate for him.

"The flight deck is 300 meters this way." Gamora led the way and we all had our guards up as we continued to walk through the lightly lit up hall.

"I want you all to know that I am grateful for your acceptance after my blunders. It is pleasing to once again have friends. You, Quill, are my friend."

"Thanks."

"This dumb tree, he is my friend."

"The innocent child who commands lightning, she is my friend as well."

"Thanks...?"

"And this green whore, she, too..."

"You must stop!" Gamora yelled out and suddenly a blue cyborg lady dropped down in front of us.

"Gamora, look at what you have done. You have always been weak. You stupid, traitorous-" The blue lady stated to insult Gamora before she was shot away from us and we looked to see that Drax was responsible for the blast,

"Nobody talks to my friends like that." Drax announced fiercely.

"Head to the flight deck. I'll shut down the power to the security doors."

"I'm going with you." I announced powering up my gloves and Gamora nodded as we ran to the security room.

When we got there, we could see that the blue lady was snapping all her disfigured limbs back into place with metallic clicks before glaring at us with her piercing black eyes.

"Nebula... Please..." Gamora pleaded with her as I kept behind her with my hands ready for a jolt thinking,

So that's her name, man I was getting so lost on who she was...

Nebula struck first, swinging her rod down on Gamora, who swiftly avoided it and elbowed her in the back, stunning her long enough to start to make a run for the power source.

Just as she was about to reach it, Nebula pulled out and extended both her rods and I tried to stall her by sending a jolt through my hands to her arm, but she grabbed my wrists and twisted them behind my back with a sickening *crack* before shoving me to the side.

Well, this is gonna be harder than I thought... I thought to myself as I shoved my wrist back into place.

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