I wrote this short story after watching Back to the future again.
Sorry its been a while, well here's the next short story Its probably only going to be five parts I think, five is my goal if it has more then five parts then I guess I have a lot more awkward interactions with Terra hanging out with her parents before they even started dating.
Looking back on it now, the events that led to this exact moment are what makes this moment special, monumental I suppose. My parents warned me not to go near the strange vortex but by the time the message was sent my ship was already being pulled into the white hole.
What is a white hole, you ask? It is very much like a black hole.
But, instead of sucking things in it sucks things out. I thought that it might bring me towards the other end of the galaxy not the other end of time.
But, no it had to bring me back in time, where I was face to face with my deadly parents and their strange friends tied up in the Nova headquarters being questioned by Nova Prime.
Who was very youthful looking for her age the only thing that made me believe she was older was her grey hair arranged in the strangest bun I have ever seen.
It has been two hours and I have yet to speak, I could see the impatience created by my own stubbornness as I watched Nova prime try and keep her composure. She took a deep breath and sighed " I will ask you again, who are you and are you a threat to the galaxy or Nova".
I looked at her and shook my head, my appearance might seen strange to them, I had pale green skin with brown hair with a few hints of black and dark pink strands in them my hair was so long that I had to tie my hair in two long twin braids. My eyes were blue eyes with a intelligent spark that might suggest I was too smart for my own good.
Suddenly my father had spoke up sensing my displeasure at the bindings around my hands and had allowed me to go to the mess hall to grab a few bites to eat before they continued their investigation. Everyone just stared at him with shock and surprise that he was so willing to trust me off of the chains after only just a few hours of silence.
" Peter what are you doing"? my mother hissed with anger and horror as she watched him grab the key and turn it letting me rub my wrists my hands were becoming numb from the lack of circulation to my veins.
I sighed with relief and looked at my father with a soft smile. Suddenly Peter gasped and his breathing hitched when he saw my eyes. I suddenly wanted to give him a hug he had told me how much I remind him of his mother who had died of cancer before I got to met her.
A lot of personality came from my father but I had my mother's killer and skin my hair was a mixture of both of their hair colors which is why they were probably so shocked when they removed my mask when they had caught me.
Star lord coughed and said something about needing some air he glanced back at me with wonder and longing I could tell he wanted to know who I was but I did not want to reveal myself just yet.
I mentally compared myself to him what I was like in contrast to my mother who seemed like she was torn between sliding my throat or and letting live.
I could tell she could see the similarity after all she was the last of her race and then a teenage girl appearance with traits from her dying race? It did seem usual. But, I wanted to prove them I could be trusted.
I sat down in the metal chair staring at the food the prison guards came me I played with the spoon as I watched the soup sway back and forth, I could not bring myself to eat. I knew that I needed to eat I had not eaten property in a while.
I was in that white hole for two weeks in cursing speed Rocket had been teaching me to fly but he did not demonstrate how to use all the controls their were too many buttons to keep track of.
I had no idea how to make the ship faster. I was hungry but I felt awkward with my mother and uncle Rocket watching my every move it made my appetite shy back into my stomach I was torn between speaking or taking out my blaster and escaping NOVA.
Once Nova Prime, Drax and Rocket left I found myself sighing with relief that the worst was over. But, I noticed that my mother still had yet to leave the room she kept eyeing me attentively it was clear that she was the one tasked to watch me.
Although I was glad I got to spend time with my mother she does not know me so I can not seek comfort knowing I could risk my own existence.
Gamora's Point of view
After another hour of silence I felt she needed to speak to the child she could not help but feel connected to her in some way the child looked much like she did when she was first taken my Thanos she refused to eat or go out the room in fear of being hurt.
Nova Prime believes that this child harbors great power that could be dangerous to Xandar but to me she was just a lost confused child who had no idea why she was being held captive.
I noticed the scars along her arms and face she had been in battle before she had the look of experience that most children do not yet posses until they reached adulthood. She had seen things it was clear that this child was powerful but I doubt she would harm anyone without a reason.
" You should eat something, you have had long journey your body will fail to function properly if it does not get enough fuel in its system".
I spoke trying to remain threatening but I could hear soft undertone in my voice as I spoke. At the moment I did not feel like a guardian of the galaxy or a warrior. I was surprised by how nurturing I sounded almost like a mother.
I gasped as I realized what I just thought of. Having a family was always my dream when I was younger, I dreamed of meeting a nice man after escaping from Thanos and starting a new future. But, when we were fighting against Ronan I realized I had to put those childish dreams aside and focus on protecting the galaxy.
Besides, I knew as long as I had the stupid crush that had developed after Peter saved me from dying in space there is no way I could look at another man without thinking about him.
I was not sure how I fell for him in the first place, maybe it was his eyes or his voice or the way he always seems to know what to say to make me feel better.
Every time Peter goes to the bars and talks to other women I leave not wanting to witness it. In fear of walking up to those women and slicing them in the throat. He is allowed to court other women if he wishes it is not like we are dating, I do not love him it is just a silly crush that I need to get over.
Every since he rescued me from space and fell on top of me I keep having dreams of having him on top of me again, without being interrupted by the other ravagers. I knew that he was only saving me because it was the honorable thing to do I knew he did not love me.
How could he? I have murdered innocent lives and had tried to kill him when we first met. And every time he tries to get past all the walls I built up I retaliate and insult him. I do not deserve him.
I knew after I spend most of my time pushing him a way he could not want anything to do with a murder like me.
The girl looked at me with surprise at first but then her face softened and then said, "Is it safe"?
I gasped at her voice it was beautiful almost like a soft wind passing through the air, it was not overly high or low it was smooth and made her sound older then she looked.
" Huh, yes it should be safe to eat...you can help yourself to anything on the snack table behind you". I said
"Awesome!" she said with excitement as she turned her chair around and saw some brownies, muffins and other delicious looking treats.
" Something wrong? You have been staring at me for the past ten minutes something on your mind, you can tell me I will not laugh". The girl said as she stood up and sat beside me.
I blushed with embarrassment as I looked down at the table and said, "Are you certain, its rather personal and I'm unsure if I can trust you quite yet".
The girl smiled and said, "Its okay Mo- I mean Gamora you can tell me, I will not tell anyone, I'm good at keeping secrets".
My head shot up and looked at the girl with shock, She had almost called me mom but she stopped herself.. could it be?...Could she really be mineshe thought with wonder as she glanced at the girl.
The girl is very good at covering her tracks it was clear she had been trained to remain calm in a integration. She had remained still for a long time not even fazed by Nova Prime's admits at getting the girl to speak and yet I had gotten her speaking in less than a minute.
There was definitely some sort of connection between this mysterious girl and me. But, I was unsure if that meant she was mine. That would mean she had time traveled another their were many powerful meanings in the galaxy none of them are powerful enough to transcend the laws of time yet.
But, the best way to get the girl to open up is treat her like a guest instead of a prisoner she obviously does not want to kill anyone or else she would have done so my eyes kept lingering to her blade that was set aside wondering who treated such a weapon.
I sighed and said, " Okay, there is this ...person I have grown close to in this past year that we have become heroes and I can not help but admire him but I feel like he does not feel the same".
The girl looked at me with shock before tackling me into a hug, I shifted uncomfortably at first but then coughed and slowly hugged her back.
The girl blushed and said, "Sorry! I'm a very friendly person I keep on forgetting that most people do not like psychical contact".
I found myself releasing the breath that I did not remember holding as I looked at the girl. And found my body automatically responding to her hug, I could not help but smile.
The impulsive hug was definitely a Peter move in many ways this girl reminded me of the man I have grown to admire. Especially her smile I blushed.
" Don't be ridiculous Gamora she can't be yours...let alone Peter's. But, she has my skin color and those eyes..Their his aren't they? No! Time travel is preposterous you are letting this stupid crush take over you! Focus on the task at hand."
I pushed the girl away and said, "What are you playing at why are you being so friendly you do not know any of us, yet it seems like you know us speak unless you want to die"! I shouted
I pulled my blade out and placing it near her throat but the girl kicked me away and pulled out a small knife hidden around her boot. I jumped out of the way with my sword near my face.
She was good. But, not good enough.
I punched her in the face and then used my hands to pin her to the wall taking her blade and placing it near her throat she somehow managed to take my sword away and placed it near my throat.
I had her blade near her throat and she had mine near my throat we breathed heavily as she looked at me with pleading eyes against the wall.
I glared at her not wanting to fall for innocent routine.
" I will ask again, who are you "!
The girl sighed and said, "Okay, I will tell you just calm down, My name is Ter-I mean.. Star Gazer. I came here through a white hole, somehow I ended up back in time..Please I do not want to hurt anyone I just want to get home!
I gasped her nickname. Suddenly a image of Peter standing next to Star Gazer appeared their determined expressions and their eyes were identical My name is Star lord..Legendary Outlaw...Okay, My name is Star Gazer! Even the way she said her nickname sounded like him!
I felt my grip losing and the blade slipped from my fingers as I stared at her with shock. I blinked and the image of Peter was gone but the girl was still pinned to the wall looking at me with confusion.
I could not handle this. It was too painful I needed Peter get back inside and question her. There was something about her, try as I might I could not hurt her. Not after what I saw.
" Are you okay did I say something wrong"? Star Gazer said she lowered my sword when she noticed that I had let her her eyes sparkled and turned purple like mine. I jumped and grabbed my blade, but when I looked again her eyes were blue again.
What the heck was that?
Peter(Star Lord's point of view)
I could not stop thinking about the kid. She seemed familiar to me, almost like a memory I had forgotten. I could not help but feel this connection, he felt incredibly protective of the kid.
After seeing that strange purple light I had to make sure the stone was still in the vault. I walked down the hall and slowly looked it there it was the stone that they fought Ronan for still safely stored away.
If the stone is here then where did that weird light come from and why was it protecting her... this day is too confusing for me to handle right now".
Peter said to himself as he left the vault and went back towards the cell that the girl was being held in hoping Gamora had gotten something out of the girl or at least made sure she was taken care of.
Three hours ago...
When they found her near a creator in the city square with little to no injuries he found himself drawn to her. When he picked her up in his arms he was surprised with how light she was.
Suddenly there was a purple light that encircled her much like the infinity stone and Peter had accidentally dropped her on the floor with shock when the light was not harming her. It was healing her!
The girl's eyes opened to reveal a bright purple before it faded into a light sky blue before she passed out. The creator at a small cruiser ship on fire smoke coming from it. Peter did looked around the wreckage for her parents but he did not find anyone else in the pod. The kid was alone..
" Did you find anything"? Gamora asked with worry and curiosity as she looked at the sleeping girl in Peter's arms.
Peter sighed and shook his head and said, "No there were no signs of anyone else in the pod the kid's alone".
" What now Quil, got any other brilliant ideas"! Rocket barked with irradiation as he held his giant gun against his shoulder looking at the girl. He smelled her to see if he could find any clues. She smelled familiar he could not put his finger on it.
" We should take her to Prime she would know what to do". Drax suggested as he looked down at her. He glanced between the girl, Gamora and Peter and smirked as a father in the past he was able to identify the connection between the parents and the child.
And this girl looked too much like Peter and Gamora to simply ignore her, and judging by the awkward glances between Peter and Gamora since they had discovered the girl they had both noticed the similarity between them and this girl.
When they made it to NOVA headquarters the doctors had placed her in a machine scanning her entire body for anything strange or unusual The girl's body was strong stronger then normal she had not seen a body like this since Gamora.
She had strange anomaly inside of her blood stream like Peter did almost as if ... No that is impossible could
Zen-Whoberis really mate with humans And if she is there child how did she end up here?
Then again Peter was not full terrain. He was half terrain Peter had another bit of DNA inside of him that could explain why he was able to have children with Gamora.
Nova Prime quickly ran a blood test with Peter and Gamora's blood. It was a match this girl was there child. A child from the future here could have severe consequences.
Nova Prime glanced down at the information as they appeared on the screen.
Name: Teresa Meredith Quil
Other known names : Star Gazer, Terra, Blade master, Princess Terra of Spartax
Age: Unknown estimated to be around 15-18 years old
Eye color: Blue
Height : "5 4"
Weight: Unknown
Parents : Peter Jason Quil(Star lord) and Gamora Quil
Skills: Sword fighting, Intimidation, hand to hand combat and is said to be to have special abilities like : Having a detailed Star map of the galaxy within her head, super hearing and can invent advanced weaponry.
Weakness : As a hard time controlling her powers, defies authority regularly, Has a hard time forming relationships and or keeping friends. She is very quiet and soft spoken and only seems to open up around people she trusts.
It could jeopardize the guardians missions and cause Peter and Gamora to form a unnecessary attachment to one another something that Nova Prime feared would happen eventually she often found them glancing at each other.
Nova Prime ordered over a few officers and said, "Make sure to keep these files sealed this is strictly confidential nobody is to open the flies until I say so is that clear".
Suddenly the machine beamed informing Nova prime that their was something off about the girl. She quickly rushed to the machine.
Nova Prime gasped with shock when she noticed trances of Infinity stone power inside of the instructed her men to tie her up and lock her in a cell for questioning.
When Nova Prime met up with the guardians again Peter was the first to speak, he looked down at the girl and said, "Did you ever find out who she is yet, I just hope her parents do not miss her too much".
Nova Prime looked at him and thought, '
Her parents are closer then you think'... She glanced over at Gamora and Peter. and then said, "No her information must be blacked out a found no records of this girl at all".
Peter frowned and said, "That is a shame well, what are we waiting for lets wake her and ask her a few questions".
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Peter sighed clearly Nova Prime lied in their faces about her identity the least she could have done is give her a code name something to call her by giving her a prison number is not exactly what the kid deserves.
When he came back from the room Gamora and the girl were talking, it seemed that even Gamora seemed to feel a strong connection to the child, Peter felt a small smile creep on his face when he watched them interact it almost made him wonder if he had finally found the one.
People always talk about love about how it makes them feel, how it changes them in many ways he had felt those sensations most when he was around Gamora.
But, he knew that she would never be interested in an idiot like him. She was a intelligent skilled warrior and he was just idiotic man trying to play the hero only to have a lot of the plans he makes blow up in his face.
Peter had been trying to keep his distance from her trying to distract himself by talking to other women in bars but he found it harder to interact with women now knowing that the one he really wanted was only a few feet a way from him.
She felt the same way he could tell, he had seen her looking at him when she thought he was not looking, he did not want to push her though he wanted to wait until the right moment.
However, he was not sure when the right moment it is to flirt with the most deadly woman in the galaxy is. Every time he walked up to talk to her any flirtatious comment or charming phrases even up dying in his throat and instead he ends up walking away.
Peter knew that if he kept on pretending not to feel anything towards her she will eventually give up on him and he did not want that to happen.
Peter knew the one thing that kept holding him back was the fact he did not want to lose her like he lost his mother. Forming close attachments will only make it harder for him to concentrate on protecting the galaxy if he is always worried about Gamora.
Even though he knew that the criminals should be more worried about their own safety. He fears one day they might fight someone even more powerful then Ronan.
So far, they only had to deal with a handful of powerful foes most of the people that had taken down were petty thieves and outlaws. As a ex-outlaw Peter knew how they think and knew exactly what makes the most cash they are easy to deal with.
They had gotten lucky with Ronan they barely survived if he had not grabbed the stone then Ronan could have wiped us out along with the rest of Xandar. Peter still cant believe that Gamora had been the first to reach out to him when he grabbed the stone.
When they first met she was hostile and violent but somewhere along the way she had softened around him, do not get him wrong she can still be rather intimidating to be around. However, it seemed like she had a soft spot for him, she does not insult him that much anymore unless he asks a question she did not like answering.
Peter knew that Gamora had a lot of walls to cover up the fact that she was not very good at being friendly because she never had a reason to, their was definitely a aura of uncertainly lurking in those deep brown eyes of hers.
She was scared of opening up,scared of revealing her past in fear that if she told him he might not feel for her anymore. Even though Gamora might try to deny it, they were a lot more alike then he had realized when they first met.
They both hide how they truly feel to keep themselves from getting to comfortable with other people. He had his bravado and self proclaimed reputation and she had her killer instinct and intimidation skills.
Peter opened the door and stepped inside the room startling the girl and Gamora. Gamora's shocked expression melted in a look of bliss and anticipation as he drew closer so did Gamora.
" How are you Peter are you feeling better, why did you walk away is there something you wish to talk about"? Gamora said with worry and concern as she grabbed my hand. I looked down at the hand unsure if she knew she was doing it or not.
" No need to sound so concerned Gamora I'm fine I just needed some air, I could not stop thinking about how lucky we were to survive Ronan". Peter lied not wanting to admit that he found it hard to look at kid knowing that she reminded him of his mother.
Gamora looked at him disbelief and said, "No that's not it, you had once told me about your mother, about her kind gentle blue eyes she has them too I could tell".
Suddenly the girl cleared her throat forcing Peter and Gamora to look back at the girl. Gamora and Peter blushed when they realized that the girl was still there staring at them with admiration and amusement.
Gamora let go of Peter's hand silently mourning over the loss of warmth from his touch and went to sit down at the chair Peter followed her lead and sat down in the chair next to her while the girl sat across them.
Gamora coughed awkwardly and said, "Peter this is Star Gazer she had came into this time through a white hole, she is from the future".
Peter gasped and said, "Whoa that is super cool, do you have any cool weapons that can like shoot laser beams or something"!
Gamora rolled her eyes at Peter's immaturity. Honestly he was like a big child sometimes, still she was glad that someone got him acting like his old self again for some reason Peter has been rather distant lately it seemed like he was in his own little world.
The girl sighed and said, " Let me guess you want to know more about me, I made it clear with Nova Prime that I have no interest in answering any questions, that could damage the future".
Gamora looked at her and said, "If you do not answer these questions you will be locked up in jail. And trust me NOVA does not have the best track record for keeping prisoners alive once they are inside".
The girl sighed and said, " Fine, my name is Terra Meredith Quil and I'm your daughter. I was on a mission with the other guardians and my parents, aka you two. Told me to stay away from the strange vortex but by the time I got the message the gravity was already pulling me in".
Peter and Gamora glanced at each other with shock. Out of all the things to expect they were definitely not expecting that. Terra was right she could not answer Nova prime. Besides she probably already knew.
Gamora blushed knowing that she would have a child with Peter. "Terra"..Gamora found herself loving that name, deep down Gamora had figured it out the minute she saw her, she knew that she felt attached to Terra somehow and now she knew why.
While, Peter was trying to resist the urge to hug his future daughter she was so beautiful. She was the perfect mix of his mother and Gamora and he could see that she inherited his hair and nose. And there is no doubt in his mind that she inherited his devilish charms.
"Terra Quil"...Peter thought already getting used to how it rolled off the tongue even though he just met her he knew that her eyes were too truthful for it to be a lie.
" Say Terra would you like to go back to the ship with us, I talked to Nova prime before coming in and she said you could stay with us". Peter said still trying to recover them Terra's confession on her true identity.
Terra smiled at the shocked expressions on her parents faces trying to resist the urge to laugh at how wide their mouths became when she revealed her identity.
"It is clear by the gentle touch my mother gave..when they came in and now shocked my father was they haven't even confessed their feelings for each other yet. Well, this is going to be a interesting day".. Terra thought edger to see the Milano again.
