Hi all, here we go chapter 2, and I hope you like some family fluff xx

Chapter 2

When Yondu woke up several hours later, he could see his son slipping out of the bathroom, his blond, brown hair sticking up at all angles as he went to his own room to get changed.

Peter had been able to dress himself since he was four, but occasionally asked for help, as Yondu watched his son pull a red t-shirt over his head. Watching his six-year-old being independent caused Yondu to smile, and of course it would have to be red. The moment Peter had noticed that red was the colour of Ravagers he insisted the colour became a part of his wardrobe, even though he had been told that he wasn't going to be a Ravager until he was older. Kraglin had tried to tell him there were other things he could do…But Peter was adamant. He was going to be a Ravager like his parents, and that was final

With the bathroom free Yondu washed and dressed quickly finishing about the same time as Peter, who hung around the doorway, dragging his feet on the deck, as if he was trying to say something but was too sacred of the answer. "You can see daddy later, after I finish work". Yondu finally said, as relief crossed the boy's face as the two left the sanctuary of their quarters to go down to the mess.

As they left the rooms Peter saw the shift appearing in his dad and knew he was in Captain mode, when he was in the quarters, when it was just the three of them, they played games, watched shows and were a family. But on the rest of the ship, when it was his crew, he was the Captain first, if he was too soft, Peter knew he would never get any work done so was strict and scary.

The chatter of the crew fell silent as the pair entered, and Yondu saw the cuts and bruises on various faces that were never meeting his own. Enduring the wrath of the Captain was almost an occupational hazard of a Ravager, but all of them knew to be on guard for a while.

The silence was filled by Iztel, the cook whose vision was still fading, and his arm becoming stiffer over time but never complained and was responsible for creating the delicious meals for the crew. Both Kraglin and Yondu knew that the Peter would have starved to death years before if he hadn't studied Terran cuisine so well, and adjusted it so the boy's tender stomach could get used to food from other worlds, even if he did insist on having all his food cooked!

"Ahh Peter". Iztel didn't look up knowing the boy from his footsteps alone. "Sit down with the Captain, and I'll bring you over something nice".

The pair sat at the Captains table, with the space between them which was usually filled with Kraglin seemed as wide as the universe, as Iztel brought some Darbian coffee for the captain and what looked like an omelette for Peter.

Even though Peter wasn't hungry he didn't want to hurt Itzel's feelings so ate the food without a word as Yondu drained his coffee, and as the boy finished his plate took it back to Iztel. "You know if you like you can keep Peter with me today…he's a bit quiet after all". Iztel whispered to the Captain, which caused Yondu to squeeze his shoulder, touched by the old Ravagers concern. As almost on cue Proctom came into the mess, desperately seeking coffee and froze as he saw his boss turning to him. "Proctom, take Peter to the hanger today, and I want him to do some maintenance, hell make him scrub the decks if they need it. I want the boy working solid".

Proctom knew the meaning of the word, if Peter was kept busy, then he would be too busy to be worried, which is what Yondu was hoping for, as with a summons of his wrist Peter joined the Xandarian and with a small look from Peter, they both disappeared down the corridor.

Before taking up his rightful place on the bridge, Yondu stopped by the Med bay, to find there was no change in Kraglin from the last few hours. He was sleeping peacefully, but there was still no idea when he would wake up, something that even though Yondu knew, it still didn't impress him as he took up his position and began reviewing the mission from the day before.

They had managed to make off with an abundance of goods that would keep the Elector flying and the crew in pay for several months, and all there was to do now was sorting through the stuff and contacting the various associates that made up their business…which was Kraglin's job.

Yondu pulled up a list of Kraglin's typical day seeing where he could at least do something until his mate woke up. Accessing the Pad, Yondu looked at the data and even though he wasn't stupid he just got confused. Kraglin had a system which was clear that only he could understand, and perhaps it was because he was tired and his mind was elsewhere his attempt mentally to help his mate was going to be useless as he put the Pad down, and began checking his messages, to see if someone wanted something valuable.

Beneath him in the hanger, Peter Udonta was sitting on Proctom's shoulders as the Xandarian was pointing out the details of the internal warp engine, on a normal day Peter would have lapped up the extra attention and been more interested, but today wasn't it. Even though all the crew had been made to understand what was happening, and were doing their best to keep him distracted, yet were all aware of the M-Ship's bearing the aftermath of the event, and the scorched hulls were reminders which the hanger crew were doing their best to erase.

Proctom took the boy off his shoulders so he could give a demonstration of what he had seen, as Peter lifted his bright green eyes up and even though he had been silent until that moment asked the Xandarian "Do you remember when you got that?"

He pointed his hand to Proctom's face and the deep scar running across his forehead as the Xandarian nodded. Three years earlier, there was mutiny on the ship, their targets being the Udonta family. Proctom had grabbed the boy as he was running across the deck and stuffed him in an air vent, advising the toddler not to move. There Peter had watched in horror as two Kree's, new members of the crew whose names he had never learnt came across the Xandarian and demanded the location of the boy. He had refused and was still refusing when they threw him to the ground and begun stamping on his head.

For five minutes Peter had watched with his hand clamped over his mouth, until the sight of dad's Yaka arrow stopped them in their tracks, and there were three bodies on the deck, but only one still breathing.

Proctom had woken up a week later, with a headache the size of Knowhere and the gratitude of the Udonta family. Ever since then he had joined a special few that were given the task of taking care of the boy on the occasions when Kraglin and Yondu were unable to…since the ship wasn't a democracy none of them had any choice in the matter and the silent rule was "Don't let Peter get hurt…or else".

As soon as Peter said the question, he wished he hadn't but he wanted to know, and as Proctom gave the boy a smile and understood why.

"Everything, I remembered being asleep and everything was hurting, but I could hear everyone talking…they were so loud I wanted to tell them to be quiet". Proctom joked as Peter looked once more at the scar, before looking away.

"Do you think daddy…Kraglin, do you think he can hear me?" Peter's face was so innocent that he didn't have the heart to suggest otherwise.

"Oh I know he can". He claimed, "When you see him tonight, you can tell him all about your day…and how you fixed this engine". He said as a way of distraction, as Peter smiled thinly for the first time in over two days.

After several hours on the bridge, and nothing up to date since they had given him the outcome of the retrieval and everything needed to be processed, Yondu almost called out for Kraglin until he stopped himself and decided to check on his son in the hanger.

Stepping into the bay and saw Proctom and several others trying to remove a section of hull plating that weighed about a ton so he didn't distract them as it was placed to the deck with a clang. The rest of the crew took a breath, and all fell silent as Yondu approached them glancing around the room looking for the most important thing. "Where is Peter?" He asked Proctom, who immediately looked past Yondu. "He's at the tool section, I told him to wait and try to finish the…the voice trailed off to reveal the warp engine lying on the deck, the blinking light indicating that it had been fixed and was working fine, but no sight of the boy.

"Oh shit" Proctom more whispered to himself, thinking he was going to get a yaka arrow through his eye as Yondu felt a stab of amusement that had come from raising the boy. Peter being Peter, had done what he had been told to do, but then had decided to do what he wanted to do…a trait he had picked up from Kraglin, as Yondu stated to Proctom in his Captain tone, that it was alright and he knew where the boy was…and he wanted the M-Ship that was now missing its hull plating to be space worthy in three days, an almost impossible task but an order was an order as Yondu stepped back to the main decks and made a line for the med bay.

When Peter had slipped away as he saw the crew mate struggling with the hull plating he knew he could get into trouble, and he knew that dad had told him he was going to see Daddy that night, but Peter was "impatient" a word he had picked up from Kraglin as he described Yondu and wanted to see daddy now.

Peter had worked silently to get the engine working and knew it was perfect, he also knew that another day he would have made a big scene and demanded applause from the crew, but today he was using stealth, just like both his parents had taught him to do as he slipped into the Med bay and approached Kraglin.

His daddy looked like he was sleeping, with a bandage on his chest as Peter looked at the machines they were making sure he was going to be alright which confused him, as he crept up the bed and crawled onto the end.

Pulling the Pad from his back pocket, he accessed the latest story his daddy had put on it. Kraglin was always careful to put on any stories that were age appropriate to him. A few months earlier Peter had accidentally read a scary story which ended with everyone dead, and it took two whole days of nightmares until he was alright.

As Peter begun to read the story from Xander, daddy's and Peter's home world out loud, falling over words he was still unfamiliar with and never hearing Yondu coming into the room.

Yondu knew exactly where his son would be and as he looked at the child as he read in a clear voice to his unconscious father, felt a stab in his heart all over again. Peter probably hadn't noticed how quiet his voice was, or the note of fear at the end as Yondu finally approached the bed and Peter looked up, almost hesitating for a second thinking he was going to get into trouble as he sat next to the boy, pulled his son into his lap and pointed to the pad.

"Keep reading". He instructed, as Peter picked up the sentence and carried on.

As Peter looked down at the words, Yondu kept one eye on Peter to make sure the words were correct, knowing that Kraglin would kill him if he picked up any bad habits. There was movement behind the eyes indicating he would hear everything as his head lolled side to side slightly.

In the hours they were in the Med bay, Peter told his father everything, how he had fixed the engine, and how everyone was missing him, as Yondu made it clear in a tone that wasn't designed to scare the boy, how much he was also missing him.

Peter placed his Pad down, and leaned against his Yondu for a cuddle, he looked at his dad and whispered, even though there was no one else in the room. "He can hear me can't he?" Peter just needed reassurance which was Yondu's job to supply as he nodded. "Of course he can, you're his son". As he combed the boys hair with his fingers before looking at the time. "And you haven't eaten since breakfast, the last thing I want is for Kraglin to wake up and yell at me because you've lost weight".

Peter nodded, as he crawled over to plant a kiss on his daddy's forehead, to make his dreams safer, and he stopped suddenly as his lips met the Xandarian before pulling back and turning to Yondu.

"He feels hot."

To be continued

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