GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: Rogues of the Spaceways Revisited
Guardians of the Galaxy and related characters are property of Marvel. This is set in my Earth-H continuity.
Chapter 1: Stars of Inequity
NIGHT CITY, PIRI- ARRAE SYSTEM:
The club's interior was dark and moody. The walls were aligned with lumen globes, the intensity of their light carefully modulated to allow most species to comfortably see. This was Archos, the closest thing that Piri's main starport had to an "upscale" club or bar.
"Peter Quill and Bereet." a hovering utility drone announced.
A white human with short brown hair and a few days' worth of stubble rose from his booth. He was accompanied by a pink-skinned brunette humanoid.
"Yeah?" he asked.
"Your patron awaits."
Quill adjusted his red leather duster.
"You coming, B?"
"What do you think? Someone has to log this meeting, and as your seneschal, it's my job."
The back room was dominated by a long table and assorted chairs. Bereet and Quill sat at one end, while their mysterious patron sat at the other.
"Star-Lord, I presume?" the patron asked.
"This is he. And you are?"
"I have many names, b-"
"Good to know. Now let's talk payment."
The patron adjusted the long robe she was wearing.
"You'll be getting your 100,000 SECUs." she replied.
"150k or no dice."
"You agreed to 100,000 in exchange for finding the archaeotech cache on Rakis."
"I'm accepting that for services rendered. The extra 50k is for what I went through to get it. Consider it hazard and/or combat pay."
"Deal. 150,000 SECUs it is."
"Thank you, ma'am."
The two shook hands, and Bereet recorded the transaction on her PDA.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
If you're wondering what SECU means here, it means "Standard Exchange Currency Unit". Think ISKs from EVE Online or Mass Effect's credits and you'll have good idea. And if you're wondering about how to say it, it's pronounced "see-you".