Loki held the phone in his hand. He stared at it, started to put it back down, shook his head, raised it back up, dialed a number, and pressed the phone to his ear.

Last time Loki had hired someone, cough Red Skull cough, it hadn't worked out well at all. But Red Skull was a loser, so Loki knew he had to hire….professionals. Loki was loathe to do this, but his honor (and life) was at stake, so he would have to bite the bullet, just this once.

The phone rang, rang, rang. Loki almost dreaded when it would stop. Then someone picked up, of course. It was inevitable.

"Whadya want?" a voice snarled. Loki almost hung up right there. The nerve! Who did this nobody think he was?

Loki cleared his throat. "Ahem, I am calling regarding a job I would like you and your group to perform for me". He got a quick response.

"No way, pal. Buzz off, we have other things to do, and places to be", the voice growled back.

"Wait, wait. I can make this worth your while, and I can pay handsomely", Loki hurried. He couldn't let this whelp hang up just yet! The voice seemed suddenly interested, luckily. But Loki heard some more voices in the background.

"Rocket, who is that? Tell them to go away", a male voice yelled. Loki sneered.

"It might be a new mission request, Peter", a female voice piped up.

Loki knew he had to get these people to listen to him! "I will pay you very handsomely…if you kill a certain man for me", he said, trying his hardest to sound evil and menacing.

"He wants us to murder someone, I think", the voice on the phone told his compatriots.

A new, deep male voice spoke up. "Murder? I say we accept the mission". Loki almost rolled his eyes. THAT is what got one of the members interested.

"Murder? No way! We don't do that….much", one of the males voices replied. Loki gritted his teeth! Why was he even trying to hire….the Guardians of the Galaxy?!


On the ship, the Guardians were sitting at their assigned seats as they flew through the galaxy trying to get rich, and maybe occasionally, try to save the world. The leader (?) Star-Lord, AKA Peter Quill, was of course, in the front seat.

Rocket was his wing-man, which might stress out PETA. Sweet Groot always hung around Rocket. Drax and Gamora sat on the other side. Not that Star-Lord was trying to color-coordinate, it just worked out like that…somehow.

Right now, some jerk had called them (how did he get their number?) and was asking them to kill someone. Out of the question!

"No way", Peter Quill said. As captain, that made this situation as good as over. Drax pouted.

"He says he'll pay us more than we can imagine", Rocket informed Peter. Peter's eyes became dollar signs.

"What are we waiting for? LETS GO!" Peter yelled as he put the boosters of the ship into over-drive! Gamora sighed, but didn't argue.

"I am Groot", Groot said to Rocket. Rocket waved him off.

"C'mon, Groot, don't be an idiot! We need the cash for the, erm, ship repairs or some junk like that". Groot did not look convinced. Drax looked pretty cheery though.

"Wait, how will we find this person if we don't even know who he is?" Gamora asked, bringing up a very good point. Peter only had one response.

"Um….."

Luckily, their mysterious phone-caller must have planned for this, as he sent them a prompt fax. Groot grabbed the paper and read it.

"I am Groot". Rocket snapped the paper away from him.

"It's some Terran called Steve Rogers. A superhero, or something like that. He looks pretty weak, we can take him", Rocket said confidently. He kept reading the fax.

"Oh, oh, and his hero name is Captain America! Hahahaha! That is so dorky, right, Groot?"

Groot replied, "I am Groot". Rocket slapped him on the back. Groot could be such a comedian at times!


Loki grinned. Why should he do any work when he could get other people to do it for him.

"Ah, and now I finally have time for myself. I can catch a movie, go watch a sporting event, or feast at a buffet. I believe I should try all three!"

It occurred to Loki that he didn't actually have much money to pay the Guardians, but….then again, why should he? They shouldn't have believed the god of lies in the first place!

To Be Continued!


Author's Notes:

Yup. I just went there. Cool guest stars, eh?

Oh, and I saw Guardians of the Galaxy! It was GREAT! If you're a Marvel fan, CBM fan, sci-fi fan, or just fan of good cinema, WATCH IT! Funny, emotional, action-packed! Every single hero was likable, and most of the villains were very evil. And Thanos, wow! So, yeah, check it out!