Warning: This Chapter contains a scene with attempted non-con. Please be aware that I do not support this in anyway and this does not reflect who I am as a person. If under age then please do not read this! Otherwise please enjoy and you have been warned.

Chapter 2: Knowhere to Be Seen

As Gamora and Maria walked off the ship, they walked through the market streets and Maria could see that Gamora was keeping her distance from her but close enough in case Maria was in any danger. Maria smiled at Gamora as she teased, "You know, for a woman who likes to keep her distance. You sure love being close to me." Gamora smiled back at Maria and replied,

"I'm just…watching your back. Knowhere can be a dangerous place and I'm just making sure that there isn't anyone out to kill you. That's all."

They then saw Mantis who hugged Gamora and smiled as she said, "Gamora! It's so good to see you. You look less depressed. Are you still having those suicidal urges?" Gamora reluctantly hugged Mantis back and smiled a little and replied,

"No. I'm not."

Mantis smiled at Gamora as she said, "See? And you thought joining a team wouldn't be good for your health." before she then looked at Maria curiously as her eyes glowed a bright green colour as she said, "Oh…oh your poor thing! You have suffered so much…" Before she then leaned into Maria's ear as she whispered, "Good things will come your way, trust me…"

Maria perked a brow at Gamora as she asked, "Should I be concerned?" Gamora let out a small giggle and replied,

"Don't worry, you get used to it after a while. It's always a little weird the first time Mantis does this."

A couple of monks then rushed over towards Mantis and the others as one of them said, "Celestial Madona!" Mantis looked at the monks as she smiled and replied,

"What are you guys doing here?"

One of the monks looked at Mantis as he said, "It's not safe for you out here, there are…rumblings in the galaxy." Mantis let out a small giggle at the monks and replied,

"When are there not "rumblings in the galaxy" Besides, I'm pretty sure I am where I need to be, or needed to be." One of the monks then pleaded with Mantis,

"Please Celestial Madona, let us return to the monastery where it is safe."

Mantis then let out a sigh as she said, "Fine, if it will stop you guys worrying about me." before she then turned to Gamora and gave her another hug as she said, "It was nice seeing you again Gamora." before she then hugged Maria as she said, "Nice to see you too, Star-girl." before she then began walking away with the monks. Maria looked confused at Gamora as she asked,

"How did she…"

Gamora shrugged her shoulders as she replied, "My guess is that she knew your brother. Come on, there's a bar not too far from here." before she then continued walking as Maria followed after her.


Later…


After a few minutes of walking, Gamora and Maria came to a bar called the leaky fuelpipe and as they walked inside they could see that the bar was filled with people and loud music pumping through the speakers. Maria also noticed a caged ring in the middle of the bar with some people fighting inside before then both Gamora and Maria slowly made thier way towards the bar.

Once they got to the bar Gamora ordered them a couple of drinks before she then asked, "What kind of jobs did the Kree force you to do, Maria?" Maria threw back her drink before she looked back at Gamora and replied,

"Assassinations mostly, some of them escort jobs. but…there were also a few jobs where I had to sleep with someone too."

Gamora threw back her drink and looked at Maria as she said, "Sleeping with someone? That doesn't sound too bad." Maria picked up her next glass and threw back her drink as she looked at Gamora and replied,

"Trust me, it wouldn't have been so bad if I got to choose who my target I slept with was or anyone I had a slight attraction to. but…my targets were all chosen for me and I had to do whatever the target wanted, which you can imagine was mostly sex."

Gamora then ordered a few more drinks for herself and Maria as she looked at Maria and asked, "So, how did you end up with blood on your shirt when we found you?" Maria started to feel a little tipsy after throwing back another drink, before she looked at Gamora and slurred a little,

"Before you guys showed up, I was already plotting my escape. I killed the person I was contracted to and I was on way towards the docks and hijacking one of their ships before I was caught by a couple of Kree guards. The rest is history."

The bartender smiled at Maria as he said, "Wanna have a fight in the cage? You'll be paid a hefty sum of units if you win." Maria stumbled a little as she turned to face the bartender and slurred,

"What are the rules?"

The bartender chuckled a little as he said, "Anything goes. 15,000 units if ya can survive against the reigning champion for 10 minutes. However, if…you are able to beat the reigning champion, 50,000 units." Gamora looked at Maria with slight concern and said,

"You don't have to do this Maria, I think you've had enough fun for one night."

Maria looked back at Gamora and shook her head as she slurred, "I'm gonna get us that money! Just think of what we could with 50,000 units?" before Maria then looked at the bartender as she said, "I'll do it, put me in that damn cage!" the bartender simply smiled at Maria and replied,

"Very well, good luck."

Maria then stumbled towards the locker rooms and got changed into some shorts and put on a sports bra before Gamora walked in and frowned a little at Maria as she said, "You can barely walk in a straight line Maria! Do you even know what you're getting yourself into?" Maria stood up and looked at Gamora, she was a little wobbly on her feet and slurred,

"I don't care! if I can make us some units by fighting inside that cage then I'll do it."

Gamora then let out a small sigh as she looked at Maria as she said, "Look, I know you want to prove yourself Maria, but there are less dangerous ways of doing that. Right now you are drunk! and getting the scut beaten out of you for a chance at getting some units isn't the best idea." Maria just pushed past Gamora and stumbled towards the cage.

As Maria entered the cage, the door behind her slammed shut and she could see that her opponent was a lot taller than her and looked like a male. The tall male figure took one look at Maria before he burst out laughing as he said, "Ha ha ha! You're who they sent to fight me? You're just some scranny looking Terran!" Maria raised her fists as she looked back at the tall male figure and replied,

"I'm half Terran actually, flarkhole!"

A bell then sounded and Maria glanced up to see a ten minute timer on the board, before she then stumbled out of the way of an incoming punch from the tall male figure, she then threw a punch of her own at her opponent's ribs which seemed to have no effect as he just shrugged it off. The tall male figure then landed a kick against Maria's chest knocking her into the cage, Maria's back slammed against the cage and she screamed in agony as she felt a jolt of electricty go through her body before she then collapsed to the ground.

Maria felt her chest tighten as she struggled slightly to breath, she looked up at the timer briefly and saw that there were still seven minutes left before she could claim 15,000 units. She then slowly pulled herself back to her feet and raised her fists once more, Gamora could only watch on with concern and she did not like this one bit.

As Maria went to throw another punch, this time aiming for her opponent's jaw, which again seemed to have no effect. The tall male figure then grabbed Maria by her hair and picked her up before slamming her onto her back on the ground to huge cheers from the crowd. Maria coughed as she felt the wind being driven out of her and the tall male figure paraded around the cage flexing his muscles towards the crowd as Maria laid on her back in the middle of the cage.

Then the tall male figure looked at Maria with a sadistic grin as he began walking towads her, Maria tried to slowly drag herself back to her feet again and looked up at the clock which said five minutes left, her eyes then widened a little as she looked at the tall male figure and could see that he had dropped his shorts exposing his cock.

As the tall male figure was slowly approaching Maria, Gamora pushed her way through the crowd towards the person in charge of the door as she demanded, "Stop this fight now! This is getting out of control!" The person standing by the door controls looked back at Gamora and shrugged his shoulders and replied,

"Sorry, anything goes. Your friend knew what she was signing up for when she agreed to step inside the cage."

Gamora then drew her sword and aimed it at the door guy's throat as she threatened, "Listen here, you are going to stop this fight and open this door right now! You and your buddies took advantage of my friend being drunk and I wonder how Knowhere security will feel about you oragnizing what would be essentially rape, if I were to report this to Cosmo!"

Meanwhile inside the cage, the tall male figure had pulled off Maria's shorts seemingly with ease exposing her black thong she was wearing underneath. Maria put up some resistance as the tall male figure attempted to remove her thong as the crowd were counting down the final minutes of the fight, as she continued to resist with what little energy she had left, the tall male figure slapped Maria across her face making her cheek red and leaving her dazed.

However, just as the tall male figure was about to remove Maria's thong, the bell sounded and the door automatically opened. Gamora then rushed inside the cage and hit a spinning roundhouse kick to the tall male figure next to Maria, before she then lifted Maria over her shoulder as she then carried her out of the cage, much to the many boos from the crowd.

As Gamora was carrying Maria back towards the locker room, Maria blushed slightly as she had a direct view of Gamora's ass. Once they reached the locker room, Gamora put Maria down on the bench as she said, "Hurry up and get changed, before we have company!" Maria was still a little dazed from the slap but nodded her head as she threw her red sparkly dress back on as well as her jet boots.

After Maria had finished getting changed, Gamora put an arm over Maria's shoulder as they walked out of the locker room and pushed their way through the crowd. Eventually Gamora lead Maria towards the entrance of the bar and as the exited the bar, she looked at Maria in the eyes as she asked in a concerned tone, "How are you holding up? I'll get you some water once we get back to the ship so you can sober up a little." Maria looked at Gamora and coughed up some blood as she smiled slightly and replied,

"I think a couple of my ribs might cracked, and my body feels tingly. but hey, at least I was able to get us 15,000 units so that's something."

Gamora chuckled slightly at Maria as she said, "You sound just like your brother, he always had a joke to lighten the mood, even when we were in danger of dying. I can only wonder now what he would've said if he was still with us." Maria smiled slightly at Gamora and joked,

"I probably wouldn't have been left feeling like a mother to you lot, that's for sure."

Maria's eyes then widened and her blush deepened as she felt Gamora pull her into a hug as Gamora said, "What you did tonight was brave Maria, really stupid but brave. but…promise me that you won't mindlessly walk into an electrified cage without a plan next time." before Gamora then whispered into Maria's ear, "Also you have a really cute ass." Maria smiled slightly as she returned the hug and replied,

"I'll at least try and think things through before going inside an electrified cage again, and I think that you have a cute ass too since, you know I had a good view of it over your shoulder." then Maria shook her head and face palmed in embarrassment as she said, "Why did I say that? You probably aren't even interested in women. After all, you were dating my brother."

Gamora giggled slightly at Maria as she said, "You certainly are an interesting one Maria, and I wouldn't say I'm not interested in women. Your brother showed me that it was possible for me to fall in love after what I suffered with Thanos." She then furrowed her brow slightly at Maria as she said, "You still didn't promise me though, Maria." Maria looked at Gamora and let out a small sigh and replied,

"Ok, I promise that I will at least have some kind of a plan before stepping inside an electrified cage next time."

Gamora then looked at Maria as she said, "Good, now let's get you back to the Milano so that you can have some water and sober up a little. Drax is probably already waiting for us, not sure about Rocket or Groot though." before she then put Maria's arm over her shoulder as she guided her through the market streets back towards the ship.


Back on the Milano…

Once Gamora and Maria arrived back at the ship, they saw Drax standing by the door of the ship and he noticed the black eye on Maria's face as he asked, "Did you harm Peter's sister, spawn of Thanos?" Gamora glared at Drax and growled,

"For the last time I am his ADOPTED daughter! I am NOT his actual daughter, Drax. And NO I didn't hurt Maria."

Drax then perked a brow at Gamora as he asked, "Then how did Peter's sister end up with that mark on her face, assassin?" Gamora was busy helping Maria onto the ship when she looked back at Drax and replied,

"It doesn't matter, just help me get Maria onto the ship and get her some water so she can sober up a little, please Drax?"

Drax let out a small huff as he looked at Gamora as he said, "Very well, I shall assist you in nursing Peter's sister back to health this once, harlot of Thanos." before then wrapped Maria's arm over his shoulders as both Gamora and Drax helped Maria into the ship. Once they were inside, they sat Maria down in the lounge and Drax poured a glass of water for Maria and sat down beside her as he handed her the glass as he said, "Here, this will help you recover your strength, Peter's sister."

Maria gently took the glass from Drax and took a sip from it, before she looked back at Drax and smiled slightly as she replied, "Thank you Drax, though I'm probably gonna be sore tomorrow." Drax was about to answer when all three of them heard a familiar voice as Rocket walked onto the ship with Groot behind him as Rocket looked at Maria and asked,

"Holy hala, the flark happened to you Quill? Did you get on Gamora's bad side or somethin'?"

Gamora glared at Rocket, "I hope your happy Rocket! Maria got drunk and then got the scut beaten out of her and almost raped because she was desperate to prove herself!" Rocket brushed Gamora off and replied,

"I am happy, we're 15,000 units richer because of Quill. Besides, we have bigger things to worry about right now, you genociadal maniac."

Groot then looked at Maria before looking at Rocket and pointed towards Maria as he said, "I am Groot." Rocket looked at Groot before looking at Maria and let out a small sigh and replied,

"Groot says I'm being too hard on you Quill and that I owe you an apology. but that ain't the time for that at the moment, we went to see Poochie and he told us that Ronan the Accuser has placed a bounty on Quill's head."

Maria coughed a little and took another sip from her glass of water and looked at Rocket as she asked, "You guys went to see Cosmo?" before she then looked at the others as she said, "Should've known they would send Ronan after me, the question is why did it take them this long?" Rocket shrugged his shoulders at Maria and said,

"Maybe they figured you were already dead on some other planet."

Gamora then looked at the others as she said, "Or…maybe they were trying to pinpoint Maria's location." Drax then stretched a little as he looked at Gamora and replied,

"Perhaps we sell Peter's sister to Ronan, in exchange for our lives."

Maria then stood up as shook her head at everyone as she growled, "I am not a flarking bargining chip! First Yondu and now you guys! No wonder I feel like I don't belong anywhere!" she then instantly regretted yelling as she clutched her ribs in pain as she walked off towards her room. Gamora let out a heavy sigh and said,

"Selling Maria to Ronan isn't an option, she already feels betrayed enough as it is. Obviously Ronan isn't going to stop coming after us until he gets what he wants, so…we need a better plan."

Rocket then let out a sigh as he said, "I don't often agree with Gamora, but we ain't handing Quill over to those Kree flarkbags. Sounds like orphan girl had it just as bad as I did maybe worse. anyone got any bright ideas?" Groot looked at the group and replied,

"I…am Groot."

Rocket looked up at Groot and shook his head as he said, "No way! We are not asking those bucket heads for help. Are you trying to get us arrested, buddy?" Maria then came back into the lounge clutching her ribs as she looked at the others and said,

"I think Groot might be onto something, Nova corps have dealt with Ronan before so maybe they could help us out. I'll contact Centurion Kor-El, she may be willing to help us as long as we are on our best behaviour." She then looked directly at Rocket as she said, "That means no stealing Rocket!"

Rocket rolled his eyes at Maria and replied, "Fine, I promise I won't take nothin' Quill. What's so special about Kor-El anyway? She your girlfriend or something?" Maria shook her head at Rocket and said,

"Kor-El isn't my girlfriend. We just…have history together, that's all."

Rocket then burst out laughing as he looked at Maria as he replied, "You dated a cop? and Gamora said that you didn't have a girlfriend. What other jokes have you got, Quill?" Maria's cheeks blushed red as she looked at Rocket and replied,

"No, I wasn't dating Kor-El. We just…know each other, ok? I've never been serious with anyone about being anything more than friends. Especially after the scut the Kree made me do…" before she then let out a small sigh as she said, "I'll be in the bridge to hopefully get in contact with Kor-El if anyone needs me."

After Maria walked towards the bridge, Gamora glared at Rocket as she said coldly, "I can't believe you Rocket. I thought you of all people would understand!" Drax then looked at Rocket as he shook his head in disappointment,

"I must agree with the assassin, you do not seem to know where to draw the line, do you rodent?"

Rocket threw up his hands in defeat as he said, "Fine! maybe I did take things a little too far. Let's just hope Quill knows what she's doing with her cop friend. I'm telling ya, all it will take is for Quill to say the wrong thing and we all end up on a prison transport." before he then walked off towards his room.