Kara sat at the bar and looked across to the man behind the counter "Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, and I'm feeling nice so the first round for the tree, fur ball, and the Kylosian" she said throwing a hefty amount of credits across the bar as Rocket smirked "I think you like having us around blondie" he said as he eyed up a games table, lower life forms trying to escape a natural predator in a sort of rat race, Rocket was quickly enthralled from across the room
"The Milano isn't as quiet as it used to be, so if I can convince at least you, Groot, and Drax to stick around, it'd make life a little less lonely, and if Gamora is still around maybe she can make my brother honest" she admitted looking down into her drink. Before Rocket nodded "Blondie, long as the work stays comin' you don't need to worry about me and Groot going anywhere except that table" he said, slapping her leg as she watched him ready to gamble credits he barely had.
Kara smirked as she waited for another round "I'll be right over" she spoke before turning to grab her second drink.
She got up to join him when a large man with pale white skin stopped her "You a Terran?" He asked as he took a pull of his cigar, Kara could see his eyes were red and surrounded by darkness as she scoffed "None of your business but no I'm not, I'm Kryptonian" as she set her glass down "That gonna be a problem?" She asked as the man grinned "No problem for me, you're about to make me a lot of money girlie"
Kara placed her drink on the counter and crossed her arms before Rocket turned to see why she hadn't come to place a bet. The Czarnian grinned, pulling out a large gun and a pair of handcuffs, Kara switched her eyes from each and smirked "No Laws in Nowhere right?" She asked, as she cracked her knuckles, slowly moving toward the hulking pale figure before her, step by step she walked toward him before leaping into the air, the dust kicked up around her as she drove a knee to his chin, he stumbled backwards as Kara stopped and looked over to the table "Groot! I could use a hand here" she called out as Drax, Rocket, and Groot turned from their table and spotted him "Lobo?!" Rocket asked, laughing as he jumped down from the table and scurried over to the pair, Groot getting in the middle before Lobo let out a laugh "You two? Are you here for the girl too?"
Rocket grimaced and shook his head "No she's working with us, here to meet a buyer about an item" he said casually, it was almost second nature when interacting with other bounty hunters to be nondescript about your haul and Rocket knew better than to talk about a big prize with Lobo.
"Well do you know what you have here? The last Kryptonian in the universe is gonna be worth a lot of money to a weirdo like the collector" he said, keeping the cuffs close to Kara who stepped back and balled a fist ready to fight if she needed.
"We're not interested in selling people to him. Only objects, soon as she's done working with us you can go for the credits she's worth but she seems more capable outside of a cage, and I think your split lip agrees, don't you?" Rocket asked, crossing his arms as he looked up at Lobo with a smirk, the Czarnian laughed it off before nodding. "I'll pay you back for this one day stinkin' Kryptonian" he muttered before leaving them be.
Kara turned to the table and gave Rocket a little tap on the shoulder before speaking "Thanks, I'm not used to having people speak up for me, other than Pete." She said as they turned their attention to the games table.
Elsewhere while waiting for the Collector Peter and Gamora talked on the balcony, Gamora sharpening her knife as Peter approached "Man you wouldn't believe what they charge for fuel out here, I might actually lose money on this job" he scoffed as Gamora spoke curtly "My connection is making us wait." Peter shook his head and looked out to the stars before back to her "It's just a negotiation tactic. Trust me, this is my specialty. Where yours is more, "Stab, stab. Those are my terms." He looked at her strikingly beautiful face for a reaction as Gamora laughed " My father didn't stress diplomacy." Which caused Peter to give her a worried look, knowing who her "father was" " Thanos?" Gamora shook her head and looked like a flood of anger and despair rushed through her "He's not my father. When Thanos took my home world, he killed my parents in front of me. He tortured me, turned me into a weapon. When he said he was going to destroy an entire planet for Ronan, I...I couldn't stand by and…" she said looking down to the side of Peter's belt and saw his Walkman, before plucking it from him "Why would you risk your life for this? Risk leaving Kara alone"
Peter looked at the device longingly before taking it back "My mother gave it to me. My mom liked to share with me all the pop songs that she loved growing up. I happened to have it on me when I was...the day that she... You know, when I left Earth, besides if….if Kara had something of her world she's risk the same to get it back" he said dancing around the topic of his mothers death as she cocked her head to the side a bit "what do you do with it?" she asked as Peter smiled "You listen to it, or you can dance." He smirked as Gamora took a hard stance "I am a warrior and an assassin I do not dance." as she spoke he smirked and shook his head "Really? Well, on my planet, there's a legend about people like you. It's called "Footloose." And in it, a great hero named Kevin Bacon, teaches an entire city full of people with sticks up their butts that dancing, well...it's the greatest thing there is." He said, a line he had used before escaped his lips as Gamora looked confused "Who put sticks up their butts?" Peter almost sighed, it was like Kara early on "Not it's just an expression" "Its cruel" she said as he shook his head and removed the headphones around his neck and moved to place them on her ears, Gamora hesitated at first but allowed it.
Gamora listened for a short while before screaming "The Melody is pleasant" And Peter got closer, the two leaned in sensually before Gamora pushed him against the bar and drew a knife on him screaming "NO!" Quill put his hands up and muttered "What the hell?" Gamora was angry as she kept the knife to his throat "I know who you are, Peter Quill! And I am not some starry-eyed waif here to succumb to your...your pelvic sorcery!"
Peter tried to defend himself "That's not what's happening here!" He said looking past Gamora for a moment before he saw Kara peeling Groot and "Oh no." Peter said as he ran into the bar, Gamora followed behind him.
Groot was grabbing at Drax as the man was punching at the tree, Kara grabbed Drax's arm before he turned around and pushed her, she stumbled backwards and got angry, she grabbed Drax by the waist and threw him over her head with a guttural scream "STOP IT!" she said getting back up, Rocket was still handling a large weapon as she stared at him "Finger off the trigger or I'm gonna feed it to the tree" She slurred, Kara was tired and a little tipsy as she got up, Gamora and Peter flooded in looking worried "Woh! Woh! What are you doing?" he screamed as the four stood around ready to get back into it if anyone of them did anything.
Drax, being filled with rage, spoke first " This vermin speaks of affairs he knows nothing about!" "that is true" Rocket replied curtly "He has no respect" "That is also true!" He said as Drax tried to push past Gamora, his arm slipped out and Kara pushed him back, he fell to the ground in fury as he tried to get up as Kara readied herself for a fight, Gamora got between them hoping to defuse the situation.
"Alright hold on, hold on!" Peter said trying to bring everyone to reason, Rocket moved his gun to Drax and screamed "Keep calling me vermin, tough guy! You just wanna laugh at me like everyone else!" Kara shook her head "No one is laughing at you! We're drunk Rocket, calm down" He swung his gun to her and chuckled "I shoulda let Lobo take you! Woulda been more credits for me and Groot!" Kara took it to heart and leapt at him, grabbing the barrel of his gun before Peter grabbed her shoulders "Kara! Calm down" she let her hand go and stepped back, rubbing the back of her head as Peter defused the situation "Rocket nobody's making fun of you!" he said putting a hand toward Rocket as he looking down at him" Rocket was nearly in tears "He thinks I'm some stupid thing! He does! Well, I didn't ask to get made! I didn't ask to be torn apart, and put back together, over and over and turned into some...some little monster!"
"Nobody thinks you're a monster!" Quill said as he looked around, Drax was still eyeing Rocket down "He called me vermin! She called me rodent! Let's see if you can laugh after five or six good shots to your frickin' face!" he said lifting the gun to Drax
"FOUR BILLION credits rocket! Just suck it up for one more night and you'll be rich!" Peter said with his arms out, Rocket had a hesitant look on his face as he nodded, dropping his gun "Fine! But I can't promise I won't kill every last one of ya in the when this is over"