"How much?"

"100,000 units."

"Are you serious?!"

Rocket and Quill stared at Gamora in disbelief.

"100,000 units to nab a stolen box from Knowhere?"

"That is all we have to do."

The two men looked at each other, then back to their green partner.

"That can't be it." Quill said skeptically.

"What's in the box?" Rocket suddenly asked, baby Groot crawling up his shoulder.

Gamora sighed.

"That is on a need to know basis, and unless the asset is damaged we do not need to know."

They had been going back and forth on the issue for almost thirty minutes, trying to decide what to do. The call had been made earlier that day for their help to get back what was taken.

Rocket and Drax were all for it. They were low on supplies in the ship, and the job would help them replenish. Plus there would be enough units for extra luxuries they didn't usually get to have.

"Do we at least get to know why the damn thing is so important?" Rocket questioned.

Gamora turned in her seat and typed at the control panel on the wall, pulling up some information.

"Mova Yank, a scientist and alien zoologist." She explained.

The picture on the screen was of a yellow alien in a lab coat. He had large black eyes and a scowling expression set on his face.

"Three days ago his research facility was attacked. Everything that was taken can be replaced, except for what is in the box."

Quill was still skeptical, but eventually gave in and set their course for Knowhere.

Drax and Rocket went to suit up while Gamora and Peter navigated the Milano.

"So how are we supposed to find the box once we get there?" The Terren asked.

"Whatever is in the box has a tracking device on it. Mova gave me the coordinates and will contact us if it's location changes."

Quill sighed and stood from his seat, moving to the latter so he could get suited up.

Everyone was suited up and ready as they landed the Milano in a docking bay. Even Groot was given a suit in his size once he was large enough to join them on missions. The little plant being sat on Rocket's shoulder as they descended the ship and followed Gamora, who had the location of the cargo they came to get.

They where moving closer the the center of the giant head as they came closer to their destination.

Rocket was hoping that whoever had what they came for didn't want to give it up so easily, his trigger happy self ready for a fight. When he commented about it Gamora told him that they were not to fight if they could help it. They needed to get the box and get out without damaging it.

Rocket grumbled about her wanting to suck the fun out of everything.

As they came closer to their destination they noticed that the center of the head was less populated than the outer edges. Gamora wasn't sure if this was a good sign or not.

"This is it." She stated as they stopped in front of a large building that looked like a warehouse. There were no windows and the only entrance seemed to be somewhere around the building.

"Rocket, you and Groot take the roof."

"Got it." The raccoon strapped his gun on his back and climbed up the side drain, his plant companion still on his shoulder.

"Drax, go around and take the back entrance. If you see anyone, tell us."

The large tattooed man nodded and grabbed his knifes, moving cautiously around the building. Gamora moved to the door in front of them and crouched down, Quill standing to keep watch.

Rocket moved around on the roof until he found a vent they could get through. Baby Groot used his branches to pry it open then hopped on his friend's back as he crawled through. They moved through the duct until they came up on an opening where they could see the entire wearhouse floor, completely filled with stolen items from across the galaxy.

"Holy shit, guys." Rocket said as he pressed his ear peace.

"What is it, rodent?" Gamora questioned, pausing her work on the door. Everyone froze wear they stood and tensed.

Ignoring her quip, his eyes swept over the inside of the building.

"Theirs a fortune worth of stolen crap in here."

Gamora rolled her eyes and went back to opening the door. "Is there anyone in the building?"

Rocket pushed the vent opening out and jumped down onto a crate. "No, the place is empty." He thought is was a little weird. Nobody was going to leave hundreds of thousands of units worth of stolen cargo unattended, especially on Knowhere. Groot also voiced his concerns as Gamora finally got the door open. Drax came in from the back and everyone met in the middle of the room.

Quill looked like he had found the holy grail as he looked around the room. As if Gamora could read his mind, she spoke up.

"We are only taking what we came here for, so do not touch anything." She gave Rocket a pointed look before turning and walking through the maze of crates and boxes. The gunman scoffed and jumped down from the crate he was standing on to follow her. She held a small box in her hand that beeped every few minutes as they slowly moving around the building, look for their prize. As they got closer to the back the beeping sound grew more rapid, until they were standing in front of a large steel crate strapped down multiple times to a hover cart.

"How the hell are we supposed to get this out of here?" Rocket questioned.

Gamora examined the box for a moment before speaking.

"Quill, go get the ship and bring it here. " she told him. "We will load it up and leave as soon as we can, we do not know when someone will come back to get it."

The Terren nodded and left quickly get the Milano. Rocket jumped up on the hover cart and moved around the large metal box. He wondered what was in it that was so important and why they couldn't know what it was. He tapped the side of the crate with his claw to see what would happen.

"Rocket!"

He jumped, his head snapping to the side to see the green assassin glaring at him. He huffed and got down from the cart, going to see if there was anything he could sneak onto the ship without getting caught.

He didn't notice Groot had moved off of his shoulder and was standing on the cart next to the box, starting at it strangely.