Chapter 262: Harsh Lesson

Chapter 262: Harsh Lesson

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-Floor 217-

Just as Peter abruptly ended the call, Quill could be heard berating Rocket.

"What's wrong with you?!" Quill shouted angrily. "Just tell him that you were wrong! You don't even have to mean it..."

"..." Rocket simply remained silent and looked forward, ignoring Quill's words completely.

"What should we do?" An armed Kree man asks the elderly leader.

"I can get him to say whatever you want." A very muscular man with a bald head eyes Rocket with a bloodthirsty grin. "Just give me a knife and some cleaning supplies. He'll follow any script we give him after that."

"No, the hostages are our way out of this." The elderly man shakes his head. "We can't afford to anger the Nova Corps."

"..." The room goes silent as everyone looked between one another.

Sighing to himself, the Kree leader turns to Rocket and looks him in the eyes.

"Will you do as he wants?" He asks.

"No." Rocket answers defiantly.

"Alright..." The man nods his head as he turns to his subordinates. "Set the charges as we initially planned."

In the corner of the room sat a long table full of high-tech bombs, which were originally planned to be used for future targets.

"Are you sure?" Someone asks as this plan didn't guarantee their escape.

In all likelihood, the majority of them would die, allowing for only a select few to escape among the wreckage.

"Yeah, just get it done." The nameless leader orders solemnly.

Instantly, half of the men and women in the room grab a few explosives each and rush off.

Though one of them didn't leave the room and stayed behind to set multiple charges on the support beams.

"I am Groot..." Groot says in dread.

"Seriously?" Quill hisses at Rocket, who continued to remain silent, watching the bombs get placed and armed to blow at any moment.

...

Time ticked by slowly as those who went to place the bombs filled the room once again, finished with their job.

Sat at his desk, the elderly leader stared down at a small device with a single black button, which would be used to detonate the many explosives.

"I think it's been 10 minutes, sir." One of the Kree men says.

"Should we call-" Someone spoke as the tablet on the desk started beeping, indicating an incoming transmission.

"Hello." The elderly man answers as the room goes deathly quiet.

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"Hello again." Peter says as he stares down at the tablet. "Did Rocket change his mind?"

Of course, Peter already knew the answer, as he was listening in on them the entire time.

"No, he refuses to do as you say." The man states as he sends an annoyed glare to the stubborn raccoon. "So we've decided to change the deal. Allows us free passage out of this situation, and we won't demolish this building into the ground."

"I'll give you another 10 minutes to make your decision." Peter says as he could see the p*ssed-off looks of the people that he just rescued. "Choose your next actions wisely."

With those final words, Peter ended the call for a second time.

"You motherf*cker!" Quill exclaimed as he charged over to Peter with everyone following closely behind him.

Though Drax, who was still knocked out, was currently being treated by some Nova medics.

"What? Come to thank me for saving you?" Peter asks as Rocket grabs the gun of a Nova soldier and starts firing in his direction.

"That's not very nice..." Peter comments as he sidesteps each laser bolt with ease.

"Not very nice?!" Rocket repeats in anger. "Groot almost died because of you!"

"Me? Do you actually believe that?" Peter asks incredulously. "First of all, you were the one who didn't want to take any orders and ran off alone, though I think we can all see where that got you. Secondly, I offered you an easy way out and you refused to take it until the very end like the stubborn moron you are."

*pew pew pew...*

Upon hearing Peter's response, Rocket didn't verbally reply and simply started shooting once again.

Of course, Peter continued to dodge each shot with ease.

"Stand still and take it like a man!" Rocket shouted as he kept firing.

"Okay, I think that's enough." Peter says as he shoots a web and used it to yank the gun from Rocket's hands.

"Give me that!" Rocket jumps toward Peter, but receives a boot to the face, sending him tumbling back to Groot.

"I don't know why you're all so angry." Peter says as he aims the gun forward and fires at the newly rescued Guardians.

*pew pew pew...*

"?!" Everyone watched in shock as he shot at his own comrades, though that shock soon grew as the red laser bolts seemed to bounce off of them, leaving Rocket, Groot, and Quill completely unharmed.

"You weren't in any danger, to begin with." Peter says as the spell he placed on them for protection fades away.

"I'm alive..." Quill muttered as he thought for sure that he was dead.

"Y-You..." Rocket stutters in frustration, as he didn't know whether to feel p*ssed or thankful anymore.

"I am Groot..." Groot says in confusion.

"While they were arming the bombs, I was able to open a small portal and place a spell for protection on all of you, though it's all used up now so don't go getting yourselves killed." Peter explains as the tension on the rooftop started to simmer down.

"What was the point of all this?" Quill asks in confusion.

"To teach you a bit of a lesson. None of you are strong enough to be running into dangerous and unknown situations alone." Peter explains his mindset. "That Orb that you're all dying to get your grubby little hands on is going to bring you far worse opponents than this. You'll need to learn how to work together to overcome them because I won't always be around to save you."

"..." They all turn silent, as if their parents just lectured them into the ground.

"He's right." Gamora nods in agreement. "The dangers ahead of us are much deadlier than a group of weak Kree terrorists."

...

"Fine, so what's the plan?" Rocket sounded a bit hesitant, though he seemed ready to work as a team now.

"I'm willing to work together." Quill sighs and agrees as well.

"I am Groot!" Groot seemed happy with the outcome of this situation.

"I'm with you as well!" Drax, who managed to wake up in time to hear Peter's little speech, shouted as he shoved the medics away and joined the group.

"The plan is simple." Peter smirks as the Guardians started to finally come together as a team. "If they don't surrender peacefully, we go in and raise some hell."

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