an. :D So I've officially started writing VOl 2 and I'm really loving the few chapters I've gotten so far! I can't wait to post them all for soon.

Also thank you, thank you to essence of heroism, Star-Lady Katie, Bribri1300 and ArsenicAssassin for either/both favoriting/following :)

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Ronnie.H:

Thank you! I'm really happy you like it so much :) I was super on the fence to add Dara and it wasn't until I the last second I finally decided to add her. I usually am not a fan of multiple ocs either cause I feel like it can take away from other characters but as I was trying to figure out where I wanted to take this story I decided that I needed a character like her.

And I can't wait to further expand Skadi's origins! I intend on Vol 2 to go directly after this one and include Infinity War but there is that 4 year gap between Vol 2 and then that I will be filling in with more about Skadi and even Dara so I hope you stick around for all of that cause I'm super excited for it!

ArsenicAssassin:

first off, I really like your user name lol. and thank you, it is a little discouraging if I'm going to be honest when I post a couple of chapters and I don't hear much from the readers but I really love writing this and still will :) Thank you thank you for the support!

Chapter 25: If It Wasn't For Your Misfortune

Skadi's heart raced as she and the others raced to the flight deck. They all knew what awaited them once they reached it and were silently contemplating the outcomes. The light haired girl was likely to be the most doubtful of them all as per usual whereas she knew Drax was the most confident of them. He ran a few steps ahead as he was eager to be the first into battle; even Dara seemed to have more perk to her step. The Badoon did in fact; she was ready to prove herself and her people. She'd be known as the Badoon who helped save a planet and not destroy one. The thought of being the first of her race to ever say that pushed her to stay toe to toe next to Drax.

They all reached the end of the long hallway coming face to face with a faction of Ronan's army. Skadi frowned when she noticed that the man who appeared to be the leader had been the same man her and Peter met a few days ago when they had first tried to get the orb. The man noticed the pair right away, but only acknowledged Peter; he grinned almost as if he was satisfied to see them.

"Star-lord."

"Finally," Peter beamed at this.

After all these years someone finally called him by his desired name. He was lost in the moment, turning to Skadi hoping she'd share his excitement, her knowing how much the name met to him. He was met with her wide eyes though and realized that now probably wasn't the moment for him to get sidetracked.

His thought was confirmed when the cyborg charged at him, using his distracted state to his own advantage. He used all his strength to lift Peter in the air and throw him into his army behind him. This caused Drax, Dara and Groot to rush into action. Drax swiftly withdrawing his knives and Dara heatedly rushing to pounce on the first enemy in her sites while Groot was just using his brute strength to knock down the people surrounding him.

The cyborg, Korath, didn't let up on Peter. He moved to once again toss him to the ground as the Ravager tried to stand. He effortlessly slammed him against the wall, causing Peter to grunt out in pain. While Peter was down, Korath angrily walked up to him intending to give this thief what he deserved.

"You will never get to Ronan." He spat down, tauntingly.

Readying his weapon to strike down at him, he was halted when two snowballs hit him. One landed against his shoulder, the other against his jaw. He craned his head to peer at the direction they hailed from. Enraged by such a childish attack, he glared at the girl who dared an attempt to stop him. Skadi smiled sheepishly, instantly regretting this course of action. She had done the exact same thing on Knowwhere against Ronan and it did nothing against him. The only thing it accomplished was pissing him off.

Korath forgot about Peter and took a step towards her. For each step he took Skadi took a step back to keep the same distance away from him. He was faster and more agile compared to her and was able to shorten the distance the moment she back herself into a wall. Gulping, she ducked when he swiped his fist at her head. Korath quickly saw this though, reaching over to grab her neck. He lifted her feet off the ground and pinned her against the wall.

"Perhaps I shall just kill you first if you are so eager to die then." Korath hissed, tightening his grip around her neck.

Gasping out for air, Skadi grabbed at his hand and arm, trying to shake off his hold. She could feel herself losing oxygen and could see Peter struggling to get to her, having to now fight off more of Ronan's army. She realized that she wasn't getting help anytime soon since everyone else was busy and cursed herself. She was so sick and tired of being the damsel. This was the third time in the past week where she needed someone to come help her. The girl was so angry with herself that she could feel her blood run cold; she felt off and it wasn't just from being choked to death.

As Korath's patience was running thin, he pulled her forward only to then slam her back harshly against the wall, willing her to just die already. He placed his other hand around her neck and Skadi realized what he was going to do. He was going to break it.

Something snapped inside of her causing her to become enraged. It was like a light bulb went off and someone else was taking over. Letting out an uncharacteristic snarl, her eyes glossed over and a white aura began to appear around her. Reaching her hands out to hold Korath's head she could feel the coldness radiate off of her. She let the energy, the anger and doubt flow out of her fingertips.

At first Korath didn't understand what was happening. It had taken a few seconds to process the pain but when it hit him, it hit. He shouted out in agony as he let the girl slip out of his grasp. He held where Skadi had touched him, rubbing the area to try and warm the skin up. He knew of her powers; he had seen her freeze his own men back on Morag. It had taken only a couple of hours for them to thaw out and only a few minutes to walk away fine. But this, this was something different entirely.

He could feel his insides freezing over and out. It happened like a crackle as the ice grew through his veins causing some of his circuits to fry. The area was numb yet it felt like he was being stabbed by a million small knives. Doubling over, he could only let out a frustrated and pained cry as his vision now grew blurry.

Skadi stared in relief but also confusion, not quite sure as to what she had done. Her hands looked like they were steaming, but the air coming off of them were ice cold. Skadi had figured it was because of her powers, but all her life she could never remember a time where she felt cold until now. She wasn't sure how to react to this feeling or how to stop it.

She didn't really have a chance to think about it though as Korath found the strength to make one last attempt to kill her. He was furious that a small and pathetic girl could do so much damage to him in so little time. His eye sight was still hazy but he fought through all the pain; he was a son of Thanos, he was trained to ignore pain. Again he tried to reach for her but instincts Skadi hadn't realized she had kicked in. She grabbed his arm, gripping tightly, letting the aura of cold surrounding her attack. Just like before the skin she touched began to freeze from the inside out. Being more aware of what she was doing this time, Skadi cold actually feel what was happening to him. She could feel as the blood in his veins froze solid. She could feel all the liquid and all of the sensitive parts of the man's body breaking to her will. Hurriedly placing her free hand on his chest, she allowed her powers to do the same.

Korath couldn't move. He felt his heart slowly growing cold; he had to stop Skadi from going any further or else he knew she'd kill him. Pushing through the throbbing aching in his chest he used his one free arm to get his knife from its holster. He was inches away from stabbing the girl in the side when he suddenly found himself stuck and unable to move his arm.

Seeing what he was mere inches away from doing, Skadi stared in fear and confusion. Why did he stop? He was so close. Looking in his eyes she could see the frustration and defeat. Was she doing this? If she was she wasn't sure how because it was the arm that she hadn't even been holding. Unsure of what to do next, Skadi still kept a firm grip on the one arm she had been holding just in case this was a trick.

Her eyes trailed away from his, looking for the others to see if they were seeing this. Drax and Groot were off focusing on their own battles, whereas Peter was in fact seeing this but Skadi couldn't see his face since he had his mask on. He kept glancing at her while blasting a few guys of his own. He too was confused by what was happening. He'd never seen Skadi's powers like this before and was just as confused as she was with why Korath was halting his attack.

Skadi looked to Dara and became even more confused. The tall green woman, had easily fought off all of Ronan's army that dared to fight her. She had seen Skadi with Korath and was pleased that the girl had actually proved her wrong. She was a fighter, but Dara was also now wishing she wasn't. She didn't know the full extent of the girl's powers and seeing them only confirmed her suspicions of the girl now.

Dara outreached her arm, hoping that the years wearing that cursed collar didn't make her rusty. Dara had seen Korath as he reached for his holster and knew Skadi wouldn't catch him in time but knew she herself could. She ceased his attack, smirking when she caught Skadi's confused eyes. With a tilt of her head, the Badoon sent the cyborg flying across the room.

"How did you do that?" Skadi gasped out, Dara hadn't even be near them and still took him out.

"I'm a telekinetic." Dara shrugged.

Skadi gapped at her now understanding why Gamora was so afraid of her powers. Telekinetic's were insanely powerful if they had good control of their powers. Skadi had never met one before but was always so fascinated by them. She stood staring at Dara in awe and also jealousy. She hadn't used her powers in years and still had such control over them.

"You just gonna stand there gapping at me or are you actually going to help out?" Dara spoke, seriously but also with a jokingly tone.

Before Skadi could respond Dara was already off, finding a new opponent to fight. With a smirk and new found confidence, Skadi raced to join her. Together they mowed down soldier after soldier quickly joining the men of their team. Seeing Dara approaching, Groot knocked down yet another threw him in the air towards the Badoon. She caught him midair with her powers making it so the impact of his fall hit him harder.

Peter met up with Skadi, still shooting his blasters as she too shot out hard blast of ice and cold at anyone who he missed. Skadi took to the air to get better aim and to see everyone more clearly while Peter used his jet boots to slide across the floor and take out multiple soldiers.

Drax was focusing on his own little corner as he noticed Korath managing to stand up. The pair glared at each other before Drax was the first to charge. Their knives clashed together, blocking the others attack. The Destroyer was much stronger and quickly over powered the son of Thanos. Whether it be from his previous wounds, Korath instantly grew nervous as the other warrior knocked him down onto his back.

So close to tasting his revenge, Drax refused to let up or let his emotions cloud his judgement again. Without sparing a minute to eat up his advantage he grabbed Korath by his shoulder pads. He wouldn't make the same mistakes as before and would take revenge for his family's murders and for this man hurting his new found friends.

Crashing Korath against the wall next to him as he had done to Skadi before, Drax eyed him up and done trying to think of his next move hastily. He saw the marks Skadi had made before and grinned. The cybernetics that had protruded from Korath's head were clearly damaged and the skin that laid around it was turned black from Skadi's frostbite.

The Destroyer dug his fingers into the machinery, feeling the electrical currents from the wires sparkle against his fingers. The tingling sensation was nothing to him compared to the clear pain Korath had now felt. His eyes nearly bulged out of his sockets as the grey man ripped his cybernetics out of his head. The crunching of metal could be heard throughout the room, seeing as the others finally cleared out the room. Peter, along with the others turned to the pair as Korath let out an excruciating wail.

"Finger to the throat means death." Drax spoke, proud that he finally understood what Peter meant back on the Kyln.

As the words left his mouth, he tugged harder on the metal, enjoying the sound it made as he destroyed it. He finally ripped out the chunk and watched as Korath convulsed to the floor, sparks flying out of the hole that was now in his head.

"Metaphor." The Destroyer nodded proudly, looking to Peter for approval.

The Terran walked over to him, wanting to make sure that Korath was down for good himself. Seeing the sparks and the dead look in his eye, Peter was satisfied. He looked to Drax and scrunched his face up behind his mask, "Eh, sort of."

Peter frowned as his attention was brought to the end of the room. More soldiers piled their way towards them. He told everyone to get ready for the new wave, charging up his blasters he tried to ready himself for another round too.

Groot decided to take charge, knowing that they didn't have time for another battle. Using all of his strength, he outreached his arm the longest he ever had before. The strain hurt and begged for him to constrict it back but his willed forward. He grunted as he felt an entire row of soldiers being pierced by his arm. The tree skewered them up, lifting them in the air; he crashed them into the hallway wall and back into the ones he hadn't impaled and back again.

Dara and Drax looked amused while Skadi and Peter were bewildered as the four exchanged looks. They couldn't picture the soft spoken and kind tree being this violent. They were all speechless as they watched the scene in front of them.

Groot flung them up and down, side to side, every which way until he knew that there was no way for them to get up. He dropped them from his grasp, slinging his arm back into his normal shape and size. He took a second to look at his work before turning to his friends and giving them a reassuring smile.

"Well aren't you full of surprises today?" Dara smirked, patting Groot on the arm as they all walked towards the large doors.