Seraphina wakes to the sound of music. She looks around and spots the others, then Ronan.
"You killed Groot!" Rocket shouts. He screams and rushes at Ronan, who knocks him aside with the Stone.
"Behold! Your guardians of the galaxy! What fruit have they wrought? Only that my father and his father shall finally know vengeance. People of Xandar, the time has come to rejoice and renounce your paltry gods! Your salvation is at hand." He announces. As he speaks, the others notice Rocket rebuilding the Hadron Enforcer.
Ronan lifts the Universal Weapon, ready to use it. He pauses as he hears Peter singing along to the song playing. He lowers the hammer, shocked, as Peter begins to dance. He continues singing and dancing.
"What are you doing?" Ronan asks.
"Dance-off, bro. Me and you." He replies. He points to Seraphina next to him. "Phi."
"What?" She asks, just as shocked and confused as Ronan.
"Take it back." He says, dancing again.
"What are you doing?" Ronan repeats.
"I'm distracting you, you big turd blossom." Peter replies. Ronan turns and spots Drax aiming the Hadron Enforcer at him. Rocket presses the wires together and it fires, destroying the end of the Universal Weapon. Peter dives for the Stone as Ronan reaches for it.
"Peter!" Seraphina yells. He wraps his fingers around the Stone and falls to the ground. He screams as energy flies from the Stone, creating a dome of swirling power around them. He manages to stand, still screaming in pain as Ronan smiles. "Peter, take my hand!" Seraphina shouts, fighting her way closer to him. He turns to her as she continues asking, her hand reaching as close to him as she can.
Peter takes her hand, and she screams as the power and pain rush through her. Gamora quickly takes her sister's other hand, and Drax rests his hand on Peter's shoulder. Rocket joins them and grabs Drax's finger.
"You're mortal! How?" Ronan asks.
"You said it yourself, bitch. We're the Guardians of the Galaxy." Peter tells him. Ronan growls and prepares to strike. Before he can, Peter opens his hand, destroying him with the Stone. As soon as Ronan's gone, Gamora slams the new Orb onto it. Peter turns to face Seraphina and she rests her hands on his arms, looking into his eyes.
"Well, well, well. Quite the light show." Yondu says, approaching them as they catch their breath. "Ain't this sweet." He chuckles as the Ravagers cock their guns. "But you got some business to attend to before all the nookie-nookie starts."
"Peter, please. You can't." Seraphina protests.
"You gotta reconsider this, Yondu. I don't know who you're selling this to, but the only way the universe can survive is if you give it to the Nova Corps." Peter tells him.
"I may be as pretty as your angel, but I sure as hell ain't one of 'em." He replies, pulling his coat back to reveal his arrow. "Hand it over, son."
Peter glances at Seraphina before handing over the Orb. Yondu laughs and gestures for the Ravagers to leave.
"Yondu." He calls as he starts to leave. He stops and turns to face him. "Do not open that Orb. You know that, right? You've seen what it does to people." Yondu only points to him before leaving with the other Ravagers. They watch as they load into their ship and fly away.
Seraphina sighs and turns her back, taking a few steps away. Peter gags at the sight of her broken wing and she rolls her eyes.
"He is gonna be so pissed when he realizes I switched out the Orb on him." He tells her, avoiding looking at her wing. She turns back around and looks at him, seeing the Orb in his hand. She steps closer until she stands in front of him again.
"He was going to kill you, Peter." She says.
"Oh, I know. But he was about the only family I had." He replies.
"He wasn't, Peter. And definitely not anymore." She tells him, smiling at him. She grabs his jacket and tugs, pulling him into a kiss. She pulls away and he smiles at her. She hears sniffling and sees Rocket over his shoulder.
Peter watches as she walks away and sits on Rocket's other side, offering her hand as Drax gently pets him. Rocket takes her hand, eventually leaning into her side as she speaks to him.
***
"Why would you even know this?" Peter asks.
"When we arrested you, we noticed an anomaly in your nervous system, so we had it checked out." Dey explains.
"I'm not Terran?" He asks. Seraphina frowns, knowing he has to be Terran.
"You are half Terran. Your mother was of Earth. Your father, well, he's something very ancient we've never seen here before." Nova Prime tells him. Seraphina hums quietly, deep in thought at the news.
"That could be why you were able to hold the Stone for as long as you did." Gamora suggests.
"Your friends have arrived." She says as the door behind them opens and Drax and Rocket enter the room. "On behalf of the Nova Corps, we'd like to express our profound gratitude for your help in saving Xandar. If you will follow Denarian Dey, he has something to show you."
"Thank you, Nova Prime." Peter replies. He rests his hand on Seraphina's lower back as they follow him out of the building.
"We tried to keep it as close to the original as possible. We salvaged as much as we could." Dey tells them as they look at the new ship.
"Wow. I...Thank you." He says.
"I have a family. They're alive because of you." He replies. "Your criminal records have also been expunged. However, I have to warn you against breaking any laws in the future."
"Question. What if I see something that I want to take, and it belongs to someone else?" Rocket asks.
"You will be arrested." He answers.
"But what if I want it more than the person who has it?" He asks.
"It's still illegal." Dey replies.
"That doesn't follow. No, I want it more, sir. Do you understand?" He continues. Seraphina and Gamora chuckle and shake their heads. "What are you two laughing at? I can't have a discussion with this gentleman?" He scoffs.
"Do you want a bird's eye view of the ship?" Seraphina asks him, holding her arm out towards him.
"Of course I do." He replies, climbing up her arm to sit on her shoulder. "Here, take this." He adds, carefully passing the pot to Gamora. Drax asks Dey his own question before following.
"Me too!" He calls, rushing to catch up.
Seraphina laughs and spreads her healed wings, rising a few feet into the air before taking Drax's hands and flying them around to see the ship.
Peter and Gamora watch them, amused, until they join them on the ground and enter the ship.
They enter and split up to explore the new additions to the ship, leaving Peter to open his gift from his mother alone. When he begins listening to a song from the new tape, Seraphina approaches.
"You okay?" She asks. He nods and she smiles, holding her hand out. He takes it and she pulls him to his feet. "I like this song." She tells him, tapping her foot to the music.
"Yeah?" He asks. She nods.
"Yes, it's very good. The music of my people didn't have words. I like it." She explains. He chuckles and they join the others in the cockpit. He takes the pilot's seat, and she rests her hands on the back of it.
"So, what should we do next? Something good? Something bad? A bit of both?" Peter asks the group.
"We'll follow your lead, Star-Lord." She tells him, leaning down to kiss his cheek before taking her seat next to Gamora.
"Bit of both." He announces.
Two chapters for you guys because I'm finally feeling a lot better today and I'm excited to get further in the story :)
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The Angel of Death | Peter Quill
FanfictionSeraphina is the third daughter of Thanos, taken in after he slaughtered the rest of her species, commonly known across the galaxy as Angels. She was experimented on, just like her older sisters, and trained to be a great warrior. When Gamora tells...
