A/N: This follows just after the events of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 so read at your own risk as there is Spoilers. Otherwise enjoy and feel free to leave reviews!

Following the tragedy of Yondu's death and the colours of Agord put on by the Ravagers and other pirates and bounty hunters, the guardians were distraught. Despite what just happened with Peter's father Ego, that wasn't what was on their minds. They had barely escaped another attack by the Sovereign. Fortunately though, they haven't seen them again after that, they were wondering what their next point of action would be now that they have just destroyed another fleet of their robotic fighters again.

Once the lightshow had finished, the guardians and their newly recruited alien Mantis all sat down at the kitchen table. Peter and Rocket were both still wiping the tears from their faces. It was understandable that Peter was upset more than anyone as Yondu was more so his dad than his real dad Ego. However Peter and the others were rather shocked to find out that Rocket was crying, Baby Groot was concerned for him.
"I am Groot?" Groot asked.
"Don't worry about me, I'm fine," Rocket replied sadly.
"I am Groot,"
"I said I'm fine!"
Groot became slightly frightened and stepped a few steps back.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you like that. I know you're just trying to help like always..." Rocket apologised quietly.
Rocket knew that Groot was trying to comfort him as usual. Even though he was still only about 15cm, he still reacted the same as he used to in times of need. He knew that he clearly wasn't alright, he considered crying to be a sign of weakness so he tried to hold it in, but after everything that just happened with Yondu, it became hard. Even though he didn't really get to know Yondu that well, after what Yondu said about him, it became clear that they had a lot more in common than they first thought. It was obvious to Yondu that Rocket was just like him, being cybernetically enhanced and all, but the fact that he mentioned more links like both enjoying bounty hunting and stealing, and especially enjoying sweet revenge which occurred on the Ravager ship. They both built a strong friendship in a short time and that was very hard to forget for Rocket.

Mantis looked deep into Rocket and thought that it was a good idea to see what was wrong, not for curiosity's sake, but because it seemed right. After all, she could feel what anyone felt and could read their minds upon touch. At first she hesitated, she remembered that Drax tricked her on Ego's planet when she tried petting Rocket, she could've almost lost her arm but fortunately her reactions saved her. She completely understood it was a joke when Drax started laughing so she wasn't mad as she is a gentle soul.
She reached out for Rocket's arm when a snarl returned at her.
"If you even try touching me, this time I won't hesitate to rip out your arm," Rocket threatened.
She instantly retracted her arm and looked over at Drax.
Drax grinned at her, and she returned a weak smile.
"Come over her bug friend, there's a few things you need to know when being in this group," Drax suggested.
Mantis got up and walked with Drax to his room.

Meanwhile, Gamora was trying to comfort Peter who was weeping quite badly. She wasn't exactly the comforting type of person considering she never really shows any emotion and was previously a vicious murderer for her father Thanos. She knew that if she didn't show any willing or emotion to help, it wouldn't help to mood for Peter or Rocket for that matter.
Peter was hugging Gamora tightly, just remembering Yondu made him cry even more. Peter wasn't usually the one to have a breakdown like this, he is mostly always portrayed to be a hard-ass leader who tries to keep the guardians on the same page. He never would of thought losing Yondu would be so impactful until he met Ego, his evil power crazy father who actually got together with many species. He was glad he was dead after finding out that he was the one who drugged his mother to death. He just needed some space, so he could recuperate from his sadness. In fact, he thought that by the looks of things, everyone needed space. It was getting late anyway.
He stopped hugging Gamora and wiped his eyes once more whilst breathing slowly.
"I'm so sorry Peter, he was a good man," Gamora apologised.
"It's not your fault Gamora, it's nobody's fault-"
"It's mine," Rocket interrupted.
"No it isn't buddy, Yondu sacrificed himself to save me... like a true dad would"
"No, it is my fault!" Rocket exclaimed as he stood up on the table "If I hadn't of stole those frickin batteries from the Sovereign, none of this shit would've happened!"
"Rocket, Ego told us that he was tracking us down for years, even if we hadn't of been chased by the Sovereign he still would've found us," Gamora responded.
"He was a celestial, he could of found us whenever he wanted! It's as if he was waiting for the right moment,"
"You make a valid point, but he did say he was seeding other planets in his time," Peter recalled.
"I am Groot,"
"There is not anything else bothering me!" Rocket exclaimed "I just lost a good friend..."
"And I just lost both my dads! Admittedly one was a psycho and deserved to die, but the other. He was family to me!"
"We've all lost someone close to us Rocket, you should know that after what happened to Groot," Gamora pointed.
"I am Groot?"
"Don't worry about it," Gamora replied, "You seem to be hiding something more from us, you would never confess to anything,"
"What?! You've never lost anyone!" Rocket shouted.
"Come on guys, let's not fall out," Peter stepped in.
"Maybe you should watch your furry mouth!" Gamora shouted back, "My sister is nothing like she was before Thanos corrupted her with metal! I may not have lost anyone, but I have been scarred with the screams of my victims. I remember each and every person I slaughtered to impress my father! I regret each and every death every day. Every night I will most likely have nightmares of my past to emphasise the mistakes I have made," Gamora explained, "I will have no problem killing rodents like you if you cross the line!"
"Don't ever call me that! I will not be treated like an animal! I won't have any problem blowing this place to pieces if you ever cross me!" Rocket exclaimed as more tears flowed down his fur.
"Whoa whoa whoa Rocket! Calm down! What's the matter with you?!" Peter asked.
"CALM DOWN?! YOU THINK THAT I CAN'T KILL EVERYONE ON THIS SHIP QUILL?! I'LL GO AND DO IT RIGHT NOW! I'LL-" Rocket threatened before collapsing.
Everyone turned to Drax and Mantis to see that Mantis put him to sleep.
"He was very distressed and scared," Mantis said softly.
"You think? Wait, scared?" Peter asked.
"His thoughts were quite clouded, I couldn't read them properly," Mantis replied.
"What was the furry one's problem?" Drax asked.
"We have no idea, he just began threatening Gamora and then the rest of us,"
Gamora stomped out the room, "Wait Gamora!" Peter chased after her.
"I need some space away from that selfish bastard Peter, otherwise I might end up killing him!" Gamora turned and then continued to enter her room and sealed the door.
Peter sighed and returned to the kitchen.
Groot walked slowly over to Rocket and placed his hand on his matted fur from the crying.
"I am Groot?"
"Don't worry Groot, we'll find out what's going on," Peter assured.
"What are you going to do with him Quill?" Drax asked as Groot climbed up on Peter's shoulder.
"I guess we should just get him to his room and wait until he wakes up, then we'll start asking questions," Peter replied as he picked up Rocket, careful not to touch his cybernetic implants, and carried him to his and Groot's room.
He lightly placed him down on his bed and Groot got off his shoulder and stood on the desk next to Rocket.
"I am Groot?"
"I hope so, I know he can be an A-hole sometimes but this is on a whole new level, goodnight Groot," Peter waved.
"I am Groot," Groot waved back.
Peter proceeded to walk out the door, placing his headphones on and listening to his Walkman. He walked over to the bridge and sat in his seat. He took the controls and flew the Milano into a safe place in space for the night.