This chapter was a little hard to write since I don't have all the scenes available and any spoiler is from memory alone (which I have a good one) or leaked videos.

Excuse me if the last chapter was a little short, but I didn't want to mix the Mutiny scenes with the others, and those were hard to write, not to mention long. And about grammar errors, I really appreciate that you guys let me know and thank you. But English isn't exactly my mother tongue. Also, just to remind you, Yondu's lines aren't a grammar error, it's just my way of trying to bring out his accent.

Also, I wasn't able to publish anything since I was in a hotel. XD

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Chapter 10: Mutiny part 1

Yondu walked through the forests of Berhert, the last known location of the Guardians. Finding them wasn't his main worry. It was his crew. Recently, things had started to heat up back in the Eclector and if it wasn't for him being able to keep them all in check with his arrow, then he knew something bad would happen. All because he had gone soft.

Ha! Soft… Either they never noticed he was empathic or he was that good of an actor.

He was still the most dangerous thing aboard… with the exception of Meredith, of course. That woman was a menace with those legs. It was a thought Yondu quickly shoved out of his mind.

Speaking of said Terran, she had decided to come along. She insisted that maybe she could convince the Guardians into a deal and in any worst case scenario, give medical aid. Yondu knew better. She was worried about Peter, which, he would admit, he was worried too. Something was not right. The nature around this place… seemed disturbed.

Then, it all happened so fast.

He found the raccoon after noticing half of his search party had gone missing, hanged over trees, were knocked out unconscious and some had needles in their faces. 'Southern Nights' playing in the background, thanks to Meredith for pointing that out. He whistled and pointed at the animal with his ever loyal arrow. He came out of the shadows with a smile.

"Crap…" Rocket mumbled.

A conversation took place…

"Just give me the batteries." He told the raccoon. "And we can all go our merry ways." He seriously did not want to kill him, he always thought Rocket could make a good Ravager. Then Taserface had to go and open his mouth. This gave Yondu the opportunity to finish him off.

Then the crazy ass bitch had to go and screw up his transplant.

Yondu gasped. The mental connection he had with his arrow, destroyed. He fell onto the floor out of the sudden shock.

Everyone stared at Nebula, who pointed a gun at Rocket and fired an electric ball at him, knocking him out unconscious.

"What is wrong with you!?" Meredith stomped towards Nebula, who in turn electrified her as well. Meredith fell with a groan. The Terran stared back at the cyborg with a glare. "You… bitch…" She mumbled. "AAAHHH!" Nebula electrified her again, this time, knocking her unconscious.

OOO

When Meredith regained consciousness, she was tied to a chair… in the middle of the Eclector… surrounded by a bunch of traitors.

"Captain! Please!" One of the poor victims Meredith once called friends called to Yondu. She turned back the Centaurian sitting in the chair across from her. His gaze was lost, defeated. The Ravagers that screamed was thrown out the airlock to join his frozen crewmates. It was a horrible sight. Meredith gasped and tried in vain not to shred a few tears.

Suddenly, her head was yanked back by her braid. Taserface's ugly face stared down at her. "Awww… our local Terran nurse is crying!? How cute! Ha!" He ran a finger across her smooth skin. "Ah always thought you'll make an amazing dessert. If ya' get what I mean, sweet heart." He forcibly let go of her hair and walked around.

Meredith growled. "You're as dumb as you're ugly. No way in hell I'll sleep with you." She glared at him and noticed Kraglin, alive, with his head bowed in shame.

"We'll see about that later." He turned to the rest of the crew. "No one can deny TASERFACE!" The crew gave delighted yells at their new captain, if he could be called like that. But that joy was interrupted by Rocket's laughter. Meredith did a double take. She did not noticed him there before. Like her and Yondu, he was tied up in a chair… and poor Baby Groot hanged above them in a bird cage. It boiled Meredith's blood to see her former crewmates tease and scare him. He was just a baby!

"Seriously, why would you name yourself like that? You shoot tasers out of your face!?" The crew tried to hold their laughter.

"It's metaphorical!"

"What was your second choice? Scrotoface!? HAHAHAHAHA!"

The crew's laughter boomed throughout the room. Even Meredith couldn't contain a few chuckles. This raccoon was out of his mind.

"Throw them into the cells. Tomorrow, we'll bring this rat and its pot plant to the Sovereign and retrieve our prize! And then, we'll get rid of our softie ex Captain here." He turned to Meredith and caressed her cheek again. "And we'll finally have our fun with you— AAAHHH!" Meredith bit his hand.

"You bitch!" He punched her left cheek.

"Hey!" Yondu called. But his attempt at defending her was met by a punch in the gut.

Meredith coughed. Suddenly, she was taken by one of the Ravagers and soon, she was inside a cell along with Yondu and Rocket. Groot was taken away to be kept as a mascot.

As soon as Meredith managed to sit up, Yondu sat beside her. "Let me see ya' face…" He gently touch the nasty bruise on Meredith's cheek. She winced and Yondu pulled away his hands. "I'm fine, it'll heal."

Yondu looked away. "Sorry Ah got ya' into this mess, darling. Ya' too, rat."

"Whatever…" Rocket said. "We got to find a way to get the hell out of here. Pronto."

Meredith touched his shoulders. "Rocket, where's my son?"

"That asshole? Sorry, we fought before he left with Gamora and the tin can."

"To where?"

"To meet his father, Ego. The dude appeared out of nowhere. Suspicious if you ask me." The Raccoon said.

For a moment, Yondu thought he was getting a heart attack.

Meredith smiled. "Ego is with Peter!?" The she frowned. "Ego is with Peter…"

"Yeah?" Rocket asked.

"Ego is with Peter!" Meredith stormed off around the cell yelling obscenities like 'Poor excuse of a father' or 'Son of a bitch' between others this author will not number.

"Darling?" Yondu asked. Sure, he freaked out at first. He honestly thought Meredith would be overjoyed. But… he wasn't expecting her to react like this.

"—twenty six years and he didn't even tried to make contact when he knew damn well we were floating in the middle of space with a bunch of idiots! No offence, Yondu."

"None taken. Ah know Ah'm an idiot sometimes."

Meredith rubbed her face and groaned. "He's a freaking Celestial! He's basically a god. I knew he knew where the hell we were and he didn't even come to get us! He's no angel! He's a… He's a… a…" Meredith struggled to find a word.

"Jackass?" Yondu offered.

"That's right! A jackass! A dick! A… A… The biggest asshole I know! I can't believe I fell for that!"

"And when exactly did you have this revelation?" Yondu asked.

"Some years ago."

"Quill's a demigod!?" Rocket was shocked. He rolled his eyes. "Demigod of the Jackasses, more like it…"

"What happened between you two?" Meredith asked.

Rocket lowered his ears. "Nothing…"

"Rocket…" Meredith warned.

"Fine! I stole the Sovereign's batteries and he got mad at me and we fought. Said mean thing to each other…" He looked away with a frown. "They were easy to steal!"

"You shouldn't have to. You're a Guardian now! You were wrong, but Peter was also wrong in saying mean things to you." She kneeled before him. "You two are friends. Friends fight each other and they always get back together again."

Rocket looked away and sighed. "I guess you're right."

"Good." Meredith smiled. She turned to Yondu, who in turn smiled.

"Ya' know…" He spoke to Rocket. "Ya' have to stop pushing away the people that care about ya'. You and Ah are the same. Only difference is that Ah learned not do push 'em. Kind of…"

Meredith smiled. Rocket rolled his eyes. "I guess…"

Yondu smiled at him, showing off his crooked teeth. Rocket made a disgusted face. "You know, everything was fine until you showed your disgusting teeth."

Yondu closed his mouth and glared at him. Meredith chuckled. Yondu glanced at her and sighed. He had nothing left to lose. But she had the right to know. Might as well get this over with. "Meredith…"

"Yeah?"

"About Ego…"

Meredith arched an eyebrow. "What about him?"

"I know him." He blurted out.

Meredith stared. "You knew him and you didn't call him?" She seemed awfully calm for the reaction Yondu was waiting for. Maybe she was holding back.

He nodded. "He's the reason why I picked you and that lil' shit from Terra." Meredith motioned for him to continue. He face was impassive. Even Rocket sensed something was wrong, and so he stayed quiet. Yondu took a deep breath. "Ya' know that jackass is immortal?"

"Yes, I know." Meredith snapped.

Yondu frowned. "One day, Ah was contacted by him. Said he wanted me ta' bring him his kid."

"Peter?" She hopefully asked.

"No." He watched as her face saddened a little. "He wanted his Xandarian son, Phineas. No darling, you weren't the only one he had. He has had thousands of women—Wait, wait, let me finish, Ah'll tell ya' in a minute." He watched her carefully. "The kid was the oldest Ah ever brought to him."

"There were more!?" She stood.

"Yes, now sit down! Ah'm trying ta' explain!" He said. "As Ah was saying, Phineas was twelve. Smart kid. A genius. He could build anything he thought of with scrap."

"I like him already." Rocket commented, but Yondu gave him a sad look.

"The kid didn't like me much. But Ah was the only one he would stay with. We had interesting conversations. Then Ah dropped him off with Ego. He had seemed happy to get the kid. He had told him he would meet his brothers and sisters."

"In plural…?" Meredith asked in disbelief.

Yondu nodded. "Thouands of them. But Ah never saw any. He said they were playing or somethin'. He paid us for the kid and told us to wait for his call. That came 'bout two years later."

"That's dealing kids." Rocket interrupted. "I thought Ravagers didn't deal in kids."

Yondu sighed. "Ah know. But at the time, Ah thought Ah was just bringing the little ones to their daddy…"

Meredith's gaze softened. "Yondu… what happened?"

Yondu looked down. "There were three kids. Phineas was the first Ah delivered. J'hn was the second one. A nine year old Spartoi. He was stronger than yer tattooed friend. It was scary sometimes." He told Rocket. "And he was honor bound like no other. Taught a few lessons ta' Horuz. Put that asshole in his place." He said with a chuckle. "Kid had soul and smarts. Ah took him ta' his dad and like Phineas, he was suspicious. Ah was too stupid to even consider it." Meredith and Rocket stared in wide eyes. Yondu kept his head bowed. "Ah told him about Phineas. That seemed to ease him a little. Then Ah asked Ego about Phineas. The jackass said he was off playing with his siblings. Ah believed him."

Meredith looked at Rocket and then back at the Centaurian. "And the third?"

"A little Zehoberei girl. She was five. Her name was Kyla."

"I thought Gamora was the last of her kind." Rocket commented.

Yondu nodded. "She is."

"Yondu, what happened to Kyla?" Yondu stayed quiet. "Yondu, answer me!"

Yondu looked away. "Kyla was trusting. She followed me everywhere. But she wasn't trusting enough to go with Taserface. She was always playing with ma' trinkets. She always faced obstacles head on. She even once asked me if she could be a Ravager." He smiled. "She had the stuff to be one too. But Ah had to deliver her to Ego. The day Ah did, she started crying, sayin' something was wrong. Mentioned something about bad vibes… Ah should have just dumped Ego and raise her like the Ravager she wanted to be." He looked away.

"Yondu…" Meredith started.

"But Ah was foolish. Ah never saw the other kids. But something 'bout little Kyla's warning ticked me off. As soon as Ah left her with her daddy, Ah explored Ego a little. Don't look at me like that! Ego is a planet, don't argue that logic with me." He answered at their freaked out/surprised looks. "Anyway, Ah couldn't find anything. But Ah found that the planet was completely isolated. No one around for miles. Not a single kid of the thousands Ego prided himself ta' have. Ah was going back to ma' M-ship when Ego stopped me and asked me to deliver him another kid. A Terran."

"Peter…" Meredith breathed.

Yondu nodded. "Then Ah was on ma' merry way to ma' ship. Except, Ah decided to stick around for a little while." He blinked a few tears away. "Ah spied on Ego and Kyla. Next thing Ah knew, he trespassed her with some energy like tentacle." Rocket and Meredith gasped. "He said something. He sounded disappointed. She couldn't make 'The Light' or whatever the hell he was talking about…" He trailed off.

"He killed the girl." Rocket finished for him. Yondu nodded. Meredith cried. An innocent little girl that could have been her own child was killed by her own father… The man she once loved…

"Ah suppose he did the same with Phineas and J'hn and the others before them. And Ah decided Ah'll pick Peter from Terra and raise him as a Ravager. He would never be safe on Terra. Ego could just ignore me and send another after him. Ah owned it to those kids…" He looked up. "But Ah wasn't expecting you to be alive, Meredith."

Meredith looked up. "What?"

"The kids were orphans. Their mommas had died right before Ah was sent ta' pick 'em up. Ah don't know if it was all a coincidence, but they had died, one way or another. Kyla's momma was believed to be the last of her kind before Kyla was born." He still looked into Meredith's eyes. "If Ah was gonna save that lil' Terran, Ah had to bring his momma too. Again, Ah owned it to those kids. The rest is history…" He looked down and waited for Meredith's yells. They never came.

It was like half the weight was lifted off his shoulders.

"You saved Peter from suffering the same fate." Rocket commented. "All those kids… That dude is sick!"

"And Peter's with him…" Meredith whispered. She was still in shock. She cried. "Peter's with him…"

Yondu kept his head down. "It was ma' fault. Ah killed those kids."

"You didn't kill them, Yondu! It was Ego!" Meredith yelled with tears in her eyes.

"Ah took them to the slaughter, Meredith! Ah'm as guilty as Ego is!" He yelled back. "Ah was dealing kids! Why else do ya' think Ah and this crew is exiled from the Ravager clan!?"

"ENOUGH!"

Both Ravagers stared at Rocket. He growled. "Listen! If that A class bastard is going to harm my bastard humie friend, then we have to get out of here! Stop whining! You're adults, remember? If I didn't know any better, I will say you two were a married couple." He did not noticed the Ravagers blushes. "Now we have to get Quill back. I KNEW Terrans were stupid."

"Ahem."

"Except you, Mrs. Quill."

Meredith and Yondu stayed quiet for a moment and then nodded. "You're right, Rocket." Meredith said and stood up. "We need to find a way out of here."

Yondu stood up as well. "Without ma' arrow or keys we won't."

Then they heard a sniff and tiny feet. They looked outside the cell and spotted a little tree.

"Groot!"

Hope you guys liked this chapter, and don't worry, the mood will lighten up in the next one. Trust me.