Guardians of the Galaxy is one of my favourite films ever, and I loved the sequel (even if I cried a little bit…. Okay, a lot), however my favourite pairing of Kragdu doesn't have much of a fic-base… so I decided to expand it.

This series will mostly revolve around Peter and his OC brother getting raised by the grumpy duo, so the Guardians won't make an interest until much further on in the series.

I hope you enjoy it, and please read and review ?

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"Yondu!" Kraglin cried out, trying to push himself to his feet as Sheron stormed over to them and pinned the Ravager Captain against a tree, covering the Centaurian's mouth.

"I didn't want it to be like this…" Sheron growled, "… I made it so simple for you thieves and ingrates to understand. I wanted the &&**()& boy and you all denied me!"

Keeping a tight hold of Yondu's face, ignoring how the Centaurian kicked, punched and pinched, Sheron turned his attention to the rest of the Ravagers. "Spread the word! Until that boy is in my hands, this jungle is mine! No-one leaves without my say so!"

The Ravager's clearly didn't want to follow those orders, but with their Captain being held as a hostage, they had very little choice.

Turning his attention to Kraglin, Sheron smirked. "You think you know fear…. You were wrong. Now, you will all know FEAR!"

…..

"I can't believe this…" mumbled Peter as he and Rhydian made their way through the dark marshy jungle that was near the open greens, "…. I'm muddy, cold, wet and tired. Where are we going?!"

Rhydian ignored him.

"We should have stayed where we were! Then Yondu and Kraglin would find us!"

Clearly fed up of the continuous chattering, Rhydian span around and plastered his hand against Peter's mouth, holding up a finger to his own and sshhing the other child as he glanced up.

The jungle they were climbing through was dark and damp, and vines hung down from the branches… they looked like snakes hanging down, ready to gobble them up if they got too close.

Renewed with a further sense of fear, Peter and Rhydian clutched at each other hands and crept across the marshy floor… only to stumble over something that had been half-covered with leaves and branches.

Glancing down, the pair quickly took a step back in horror.

"Rhydian…. Are there snake-like species that get rid of their skin when they grow?"

Nod.

"…. Are they friendly?"

Shake of the head.

"Great… we should get out of here."

Nod.

Cautiously, the pair stepped over the scaly skin, and continued on their way. A few minutes later, Rhydian noticed something high up in the trees, prompting him to nudge Peter in the side.

"What?"

Point to the tree.

Hanging from a branch, was a bunch of green and red objects, that looked like it may be some sort of fruit. Peter shot forwards eagerly, clambering towards the tree until they were directly under the 'fruit'.

"I'll give you a boost!" Peter exclaimed, gesturing at a upturned root, "Climb on that, and then onto my shoulders!"

Sceptical look.

"Yes, I think I can lift you! You're really skinny, now come on!"

After a slight struggle (and a few failed attempts), Rhydian eventually managed to grab the bunch and pluck them from the branch, just as Peter fell backwards, sending them both crashing to the ground.

"Success!" cheered Peter in glee, quickly shooting to a seated position as Rhydian shuffled next to him, breaking the bunch apart and sharing it out.

A couple of minutes passed, before Peter caught something out of the corner of his eye.

"Rhydian look!"

Rhydian glanced over, frowning in confusion when he spotted what Peter had seen. Sitting a little over a metre away, was a small brown creature, with large ears and a bushy tail… and it was staring at them.

"It looks like a fox…" explained Peter, "… we had some who used to come in our yard back on Earth. Maybe it's hungry?"

Despite Rhydian silently gesturing for him not to do it, Peter shuffled closer to the creature and held out a piece of the food.

"It's alright…" whispered Peter soothingly, "… it's alright."

Suddenly, he heard Rhydian cry out in anger, prompting him to spin around and see Rhydian clambering up a tree after two more fox-like creatures, who had stolen the rest of the bunch whilst the pair's attention was on the distraction.

They easily got away.

Upon reaching a top branch in a thick tree, Rhydian span around and slapped Peter's shoulder, glaring at him.

"How was I meant to know they would steal our food?!"

Tapping the side of the head with a finger.

"Yes, I know I wasn't thinking…. It was a clever plan though. Maybe we should do that one day? You can talk to people, and I'll steal things off them!"

Rhydian only rolled his eyes, grabbing Peter's hand and pulling him further along the thick branch. For a few minutes, everything was fine…. Until they heard a hissing noise.

"Hello?" Peter called out, ignoring how Rhydian nudged him harshly in the side, "Who's out there?!"

"Hello children."

The voice seemed to come from all around them, echoing in the damp branches.

"Don't be scared…" continued the voice, "… I'm not going to hurt you."

Rhydian nudged Peter in the side again, encouraging his friend to look at him as he began to sign.

"We were only…. Passing through." Translated Peter, trying to remain calm, "We don't want any…. Trouble."

"There's no trouble…. Are you two alone out here?" A chuckle, "That's not good…. we should never be alone."

"W-we're waiting for our…. Dad and Papa." After translating this, Peter took a second to think about how calling Yondu and Kraglin his parents made him feel.

Funny…. It made him feel funny.

"T-they should be here soon."

"…. I'll wait with you until they get here." Cooed the voice, just as a reptilian figure emerged on a branch up above "Would that be alright?"

The figure was clearly female, dressed in skimpy clothing made of leaves. Her scales were a dark green, spotted with brown and black marks which probably made blending in easier. Her eyes were bright yellow as a forked tongue flickered out of her mouth.

"I'll keep you safe…. Just us three, sweet little boys."

As the pair huddled together, Peter kept his eyes on the snake woman. "W-who are you?!"

"You can call me…. Kali." She smiled at them, "Poor, sweet little boys…. What are you doing so deep in the jungle?"

"W-we got lost…. W-we were just visiting this planet!"

"Don't you know what you are…" she hissed, her eyes darting towards Rhydian, "… I can smell what you are."

In alarm, the pair quickly glanced at each other.

"Y-you can?!" stammered Peter as Rhydian pulled him back…. But despite this, he couldn't help but stare into Kali's eyes.

Kali smirked as Peter began to sway from side to side, "Yes…. Would you like know how?"

Peter just nodded as his surroundings began to swirl around him.

"&&**()&'s are a unique….delicious species…." Cooed Kali, smirking as Rhydian tried to drag Peter away, "Do you know why Sheron is so scared of you sweet thing?"

Making sure not to look Kali in the eyes, Rhydian shrugged as her chuckles echoed throughout the jungle.

"Because of the power you all hold over everyone else. One wink from a &&**()& and people will fall to their knees…. Which is usually when you'll strike the killing blow. That's what happened with Sheron…. He fell in love with a &&**()& whore…. Who'd been contracted to kill him."

Kali sighed, "Unfortunately for the assassin, Sheron spotted the burning poker before it impaled his skull… it only grazed his skin, causing burns on half his face. Despite the pain, he still managed to rip the &&**()&'s throat out."

Gulping, Rhydian brought his own hand up to his throat as Kali chuckled. "Now, he hates your kind…. No matter what the age or sex…. To him, you're all liars, whores and killers."

Now, much like Peter, Rhydian was transfixed…. Unaware of the tail that was tightening around them.

"Poor sweet children…" she cooed, "…. You're so scared, so alone. You can stay with me if you want… I'll keep you close…. Trust in me."

And the two children did…. Even as Kali unhinged her jaw, preparing to swallow them whole.

"Hey Bitch!" yelled an unfamiliar voice, catching Kali's attention as a blaster shot hit her in the back.

As she span around to face the unknown attacker, her tight grip on the pair loosened and they fell, limp and boneless off the branch and to the ground below. Just before they slipped into unconsciousness, they heard Kali scream out in pain…. And then;

Nothing.